Bankruptcy in UK Law

  • St John Poulton's Trustee in Bankruptcy v Ministry of Justice
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 22 Abril 2010
  • Re Citro (Domenico) (a Bankrupt); Re Citro (Carmine) (a Bankrupt)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 23 Mayo 1990
    ... ... COURT OF JUDICATURE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE CHANCERY DIVISION IN BANKRUPTCY (MR JUSTICE HOFFMANN) Royal Courts of Justice (Transcript of the Association of Official Shorthandwriters Limited, Room 392, ... ...
  • Dear v Reeves
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 01 Marzo 2001
    ... ... 436 of the Insolvency Act 1986 Act (the 1986 Act), a right of pre-emption belonging to or vested in a bankrupt at the commencement of the bankruptcy is "property." If it is property, the right forms part of the bankrupt's estate; it vests in the trustee in bankruptcy immediately on his appointment ... ...
  • Places for People Homes Ltd v Sharples
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 15 Julio 2011
    ... ... 4 The central issue on the appeals is whether a bankruptcy order (as in the case of Ms Sharples) and a DRO (as in the case of Mr Godfrey) preclude the making of an order for possession of a dwelling let on an ... ...
  • Johnson and Another v Davies and Another
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 18 Marzo 1998
    ... ... Act 1986; and required the Supervisor, following the issue of a default certificate, to consult creditors as to the presentation of a bankruptcy petition ... 4 The claim in this action is for repayment of the sums paid by Mr and Mrs Johnson under the covenant for indemnity, after giving ... ...
  • Rubin and another v Eurofinance SA and Others
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 24 Octubre 2012
    ... ... As the issues have been refined in this Court, there are now essentially two questions for our determination: (1) should foreign bankruptcy proceedings, here Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, including the Adversary ... ...
  • Quistclose Investments Ltd v Rolls Razor Ltd ((in Liquidation))
    • House of Lords
    • 31 Octubre 1968
    ... ... In that case, the money provided by the third party had been paid to the creditors before the bankruptcy. Afterwards the trustee in bankruptcy sought to recover it. It was held that the money was advanced to the bankrupt for the special purpose of ... ...
  • Re Paramount Airways Ltd ((in Administration))
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 27 Febrero 1992
    ... ... His property is sold and the proceeds distributed among his creditors. Thereafter, in due course, he is discharged from bankruptcy and is permitted to resume a normal life, freed from the burden of his past debts ... 2 This simple scheme has to be buttressed by statutory ... ...
  • Law Society v Shah
    • Chancery Division
    • 30 Noviembre 2007
    ... ... and Wales and Others Claimants and Dixit Shah and Others Defendants and And In Bankruptcy In The Matter of Zaheeda Parveen Aziz, Marcus Rex Graziani, Raymond Sion David Barda (Discharged Bankrupts) and In The Matter of The Insolvency Act ... ...
  • Re Hemming, decd
    • Chancery Division
    • 12 Noviembre 2008
    ... ... and (1) Jolyon Holden (As Personal Representative of Bernard Leslie Hemming Deceased) (2) Louise Mary Britten (As Trustee In Bankruptcy of The Estate of Bernard Leslie Hemming) Defendants [2008] EWHC 2731 (Ch) ... Mr. Richard Snowden Qc ... (Sitting as a ... ...
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