Re Bullard and Taplin Ltd: ChD 1996

Tne question of whether there was at any time ‘pending court proceedings’ was answered by asking if there existed a court file. The section empowered a court itself to appoint another trustee in bankruptcy. Section 41 of the 1984 Act could be used by the HighCourt to take some control over proceedings for an individual voluntary arrangement in the County Court.

Judges:

Knox J

Citations:

[1996] BCC 973

Statutes:

Insolvency Act 1986 303, County Courts Act 1984 41(1)

Cited by:

CitedQuickson (South and West) Limited v Stephen Mark Katz, John Stephen Kelmanson (As Joint Liquidators of Buildlead Limited) ChD 25-Aug-2004
Various applications were made in the insolvency, including for removal of the liquidators and declarations that certain payments were a fraudulent preference on the creditors.
Held: No prejudice had been shown by any procedural irregularity. . .
CitedIn Re Sutton (Removal of Liquidator) ChD 17-Oct-1997
The insolvency practitioner held many appointments. His partnership in a large firm of accountants ended suddenly. He did not have the resources to handle the cases, and nor could acceptable arrangements be made for him to have access to the related . .
CitedIn Re A and C Supplies Limited ChD 17-Oct-1997
Applications were made for the removal of a liquidator from several appointments in corporate nd individual insolvencies. He had been a partner in a firm and that had ceased in a way which left it impossible to work with his former partners to . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Litigation Practice, Insolvency

Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.216396