Royal Bank of Scotland v Farley: CA 1996

If it can be demonstrated by evidence subsequent to the bankruptcy order, that the debts on which the petition was founded did not exist, then it would be right to say that there was a ground existing at the time the order was made on which it should not have been made.

Judges:

Hoffmann LJ

Citations:

[1996] BPIR 638

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedOwo-Samson v Barclays Bank Plc, Boyden CA 21-May-2003
The appellant challenged a formal statutory demand which had led to his bankruptcy. The demand had included the anticipated cost of realising the charged property, and also had been inflated to allow for extra costs of dealing the appellant who was . .
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Insolvency

Updated: 27 October 2022; Ref: scu.182735