The appeals raise a point of some general importance in relation to the powers of the official receiver; namely, whether, at a time when the official receiver is pursuing disqualification proceedings against a former director, the court has jurisdiction to make an order, on an application made by the official receiver under section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986, requiring third parties to disclose documents and provide information to him in circumstances where the sole purpose of the application is to obtain evidence for use in the disqualification proceedings.
Lord Justice Kennedy, And,
Lord Justice Chadwick
[2001] EWCA Civ 1227, [2002] Ch 239, [2001] 4 All ER 588, [2001] 2 BCLC 555, [2002] BCC 11, [2002] 2 WLR 20
Bailii
Insolvency Act 1986 2236, Access to Justice Act 1999 55(1)
England and Wales
Evidence, Litigation Practice, Insolvency
Updated: 28 November 2021; Ref: scu.147415
