the court considered whether liabilities for damages for wrongful dismissal of football players were debts provable in insolvency.
Held: When an administrator of a company adopted contracts of employment and the company later was found liable to pay damages for their wrongful dismisal, the damages payable did not have priority in the liquidation.
Judges:
Pumfrey J
Citations:
[2007] EWHC 1761 (Ch), Times 04-Sep-2007, [2007] ICR 1688, [2007] Bus LR 1560
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Insolvency, Employment
Updated: 08 July 2022; Ref: scu.259426
