Unadkat and Co (Accountants) Ltd v Bhardwaj and Another: ChD 11 Oct 2006

Section 651 was broad enough to enable the court to order that the costs of having the dissolution of a company declared void be treated as an expense in the winding-up, notwithstanding the decision of the House of Lords in Re Toshoku Finance UK plc [2002] 1 WLR 671 that Rule 4.218 contained an exhaustive statement of liquidation expenses.

Judges:

Norris QC J

Citations:

[2006] EWHC 2785 (Ch)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Companies Act 1985 651

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

ApprovedRe Gosscott (Groundworks) Ltd 1988
The court had jurisdiction under section 51 to order that the costs of administration proceedings overtaken by a compulsory liquidation could be ordered to be treated as costs in the winding-up. . .
CitedKahn and Another v Commissioners of Inland Revenue; In re Toshoku Finance plc HL 20-Feb-2002
A company went into liquidation, being owed substantial sums by another company in the same group, but itself insolvent. A settlement did not include accrued interest, but was claimed to be taxed as if it had, and on an accruals basis. If so, was . .

Cited by:

CitedIrish Reel Productions Ltd v Capitol Films Ltd ChD 10-Feb-2010
The petitioner’s winding-up petition had been dismissed on the defendant company being put into administration. The petitioner asked for its costs to be paid as an administration expense payable in priority to the administrator’s expenses.
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Company, Insolvency

Updated: 08 July 2022; Ref: scu.246060