The court was asked to make a retrospective appointment of a company administrator.
Held: Henderson J (in a reserved judgement) said that he shared Morgan J’s misgivings, but like him regarded the jurisdiction as a useful one and was prepared to follow the practice.
Judges:
Henderson J
Citations:
[2011] EWHC 1668 (Ch)
Links:
Statutes:
Insolvency Act 1986, Insolvency Rules 1986 7.55
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – In re Blights Builders Ltd ChD 2-Oct-2006
An out of court appointment of joint administrators of the company, a one-man building company, had been made by the principal shareholder’s executors at a time when, unknown to them, a creditor’s petition for the winding up of the company had . .
Cited by:
Cited – In re Care Matters Partnership Ltd ChD 7-Oct-2011
An application was made for the appointment of administrators with retrospective effect.
Held: ‘there are two separate questions. The first question is whether an administration order should be made at all. This requires both the satisfaction . .
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Insolvency
Updated: 22 July 2022; Ref: scu.441409