In re The Arena Corporation Limited; Commissioners for Customs and Excise v The Arena Corporation Limited; the Arena Corporation Limited v Schroeder: CA 25 Mar 2004

Sir Andrew Morritt V-C said that in the context of winding up proceedings the test for whether there is a genuine triable issue in a disputed claim, is whether the debt is bona fide disputed on substantial grounds, which, for practical purposes, is synonymous with ‘real as opposed to frivolous.’

Judges:

Lord Justice Mance Vice-Chancellor, The Vice-Chancellor Lord Justice Carnwath

Citations:

[2004] EWCA Civ 371, [2004] BPIR 415

Links:

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Statutes:

Insolvency Act 1986

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromThe Commissioners for Customs and Excise, The Arena Corporation Limited v The Arena Corporation Limited / Schroeder ChD 12-Dec-2003
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Cited by:

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The appellant challenged a refusal to set aside a statutory demand, in respect of his director’s loan account with the respondent company, saying the court should have accepted other accounts to set off against that debt.
Held: A statutory . .
CitedRe Autotech Design Ltd, HMRC v Autotech Design Ltd ChD 2006
Michael Briggs QC summarised the approach to be adopted by the court at the hearing of for the appointment of an interim liquidator pending the hearing of an insolvency petition brought by the Revenue: ‘Although the formulations of the approach to . .
CitedRevenue and Customs v SED Essex Ltd ChD 14-Jun-2013
Liquidator confirmed despite VAT challege
The Revenue sought the winding up of the company for non-payment of substantial arrears of VAT. The revenue had declined to allow VAT input claims. The company said that the petition was wrong since the debt was genuinely disputed.
Held: The . .
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Customs and Excise, Insolvency

Updated: 10 June 2022; Ref: scu.195001