A debenture contained provisions that would normally have created a simple floating charge but which included a restriction on the chargor company from granting any prior charge on the assets in question. The chargor subsequently granted a charge over a fund that was one of those assets. The only issue was whether the chargee of the fund, who was aware of the existence of the debenture, had constructive knowledge of the restriction.
Held: He did not, but had the chargee had such knowledge, its security would have ranked after the debenture.
Citations:
[1892] 2 QB 700
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – National Westminster Bank Plc v Spectrum Plus Ltd; In re Spectrum Plus CA 26-May-2004
The court was asked whether a charge given over book debts in a debenture was floating or fixed.
Held: Since the charge asserted some control over receipt of the payments, it was a fixed charge. Upon payment into the account, title to the . .
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Banking, Company
Updated: 20 August 2022; Ref: scu.198019