Summary The secretary of state had not established that it was expedient in the public interest that two companies whose business involved the offering to clients of opportunities to invest in property should be wound up. Facts The secretary of state presented petitions against the respondent companies (P and T)...

Summary A property freezing order obtained by the Assets Recovery Agency was not discharged despite it having been obtained by non-disclosure and innocent misrepresentation at a without notice hearing, because the agency's misjudgement had not been serious and a broad, merits-based evaluation of all the circumstances found no abuse of...

Summary A district judge's conclusion that there was not enough evidence to establish a connection between a debtor and the instant jurisdiction was one that he was entitled to reach on the evidence before him. Facts Held A debtor's centre of main interests had to be determined at the time...

Summary When deciding whether a property, or at least a substantial part, satisfied the definition of a "house" for the purpose of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 s.2(1) the question that had to be decided was whether the premises, viewed at the moment notice was given, were designed or adapted for...

Summary A judge had erred in the exercise of his discretion by making no award of costs on the basis that neither party had been more successful than the other when it had been clear that the appellant had succeeded in the action. Facts The appellant (L) appealed against a...

Summary The Law Society's duties as statutory trustee under the Solicitors Act 1974 Sch.1 Part II para.6 in relation to monies received upon an intervention in a solicitor's practice were grounded in public law. Facts The applicant Law Society applied to the court for directions in relation to the powers that...

Summary A decision by a bankruptcy registrar not to grant an adjournment of the hearing of a bankruptcy petition to allow a debtor to make arrangements for the payment of the petition debt could not be faulted Facts The appellant debtor (M) appealed against a bankruptcy order against him, which...

Summary A former director of a company that was known by a prohibited name and that had gone into insolvent liquidation, was held personally responsible for the debts of the company under the Insolvency Act 1986 s.217. Facts The claimant Revenue sought to recover monies due to it from the defendant ...