A company incorporated in Jersey comes within the Act for the purposes of the section. An English court has jurisdiction to wind up a foreign company if it has assets here or some other sufficient connection with this country.
Judges:
Mr Justice Lawrence Collins
Citations:
[2003] EWHC 2743 (Ch), [2004] 1 WLR 1049, [2004] 1 BCLC 10
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – In the Matter of Hawk Insurance Company Limited CA 23-Feb-2001
Arrangements for putting in place voluntary arrangements for companies. Discussing Sovereign Insurance: ‘When applying Bowen LJ’s test to the question ‘are the rights of those who are to be affected by the scheme proposed such that the scheme can be . .
Cited by:
Cited – In re Telewest Communications Plc ChD 26-Apr-2004
A scheme of arrangement had been proposed. The creditor complained that in providing for payment in a currency other than that agreed, it had been prejudiced.
Held: The provision in the scheme did purport to alter the claimant’s rights. . .
Cited – McGrath and others v Riddell and others HL 9-Apr-2008
(Orse In Re HIH Casualty and General Insurance Ltd)
HIH, an Australian Insurance company, became insolvent. An order was sought for the collection and remission of it assets in England under a letter of request from the Australia Court.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Company, Insolvency
Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.188058
