A Northern Ireland company can be wound up in England and Wales if its principal place of business had been in England and Wales. The company incorporated in Northern Ireland became insolvent. It sought to strike out the Secretary of State’s petition under 124A, and said it could not apply to a Northern Ireland Company.
Held: The definition of an incorporated company included a company incorporated anywhre in the UK.
Judges:
Morritt J
Citations:
Times 18-Nov-1993, Gazette 02-Mar-1994, [1994] 2 WLR 439
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Insolvency, Company, Northern Ireland
Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.81640
