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Section 236 (Emails): Opportunity v Oppression Liquidation

Section 236 (Emails): Opportunity v Oppression

The job of the liquidator is to: - discover the truth of the company's demise…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenJanuary 23, 2015
Section 236: speculation, fishing and oppression Liquidator Duties

Section 236: speculation, fishing and oppression

A number of obstacles can affect a liquidator's ability to obtain the information he or…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenJanuary 22, 2015
Creditors' Right to Requisition Meetings – the 25% threshold … Other

Creditors' Right to Requisition Meetings – the 25% threshold …

Any scheme (if any were to arise) that makes it more difficult for creditors to…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenJanuary 21, 2015
Costs: Section 236 of the Insolvency Act Compliance Public Duty in insolvencyLiquidator Duties

Costs: Section 236 of the Insolvency Act Compliance

Costs: Section 236 of the Insolvency Act Compliance. In Re Harvest Finance Ltd (In Liquidation);…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenJanuary 21, 2015
Do not divorce yourself from your creditors Other

Do not divorce yourself from your creditors

The recent decision in Green (Trustee in Bankruptcy of Robert John Austin) v Georgina Austin…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 10, 2014
Liquidator Removal Case in Australia Liquidator Removal

Liquidator Removal Case in Australia

AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION v GLENN J FRANKLIN, STIRLING L HORNE, JASON G STONE,…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenSeptember 3, 2014
Jackson & Anor v Baker Tilly & Anor [2014] EWHC 1134 (Ch) Liquidation

Jackson & Anor v Baker Tilly & Anor [2014] EWHC 1134 (Ch)

In this case accountants were ordered to produce information to the Liquidators by His Honour…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenSeptember 1, 2014
Do the Civil Procedure Rules really achieve the Overriding Objective? Other

Do the Civil Procedure Rules really achieve the Overriding Objective?

My view is perhaps best reflected in the comment of Mr Justice Lightman in his…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenSeptember 1, 2014
What do Credit Managers want from Insolvency Practitioners – better information, better dividends and for less fees? Other

What do Credit Managers want from Insolvency Practitioners – better information, better dividends and for less fees?

In a significant proportion of cases save for the large insolvencies, although creditors technically appoint…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenMay 24, 2014
Obtaining Advisers; Files (update re Costs) – responding if there is reluctance to assist you … Other

Obtaining Advisers; Files (update re Costs) – responding if there is reluctance to assist you …

My earlier posting on this subject indicated as a first step the way you might…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenApril 22, 2014
Obtaining Advisers' Files (update re Privilege and Confidentiality) – responding if there is reluctance to assist you … Other

Obtaining Advisers' Files (update re Privilege and Confidentiality) – responding if there is reluctance to assist you …

My earlier posting on this subject indicated as a first step the way you might…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenApril 22, 2014
Obtaining Advisers Files Other

Obtaining Advisers Files

Below is a template letter as a starting point for obtaining the files of any…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenApril 22, 2014
Avoiding abuse of liquidation to defeat a landlord or contingent creditors Liquidation

Avoiding abuse of liquidation to defeat a landlord or contingent creditors

The Contingent ClaimsA contingent or prospective creditor has been defined as someone with the standing…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 6, 2013
Get Records From Your Accountant Pursuit of the Accountant's FilesOther

Get Records From Your Accountant

Get Records From Your Accountant. I frequently seek out the files of a company's accountants…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 6, 2013
How to get the accountant working papers Working Papers Belong to Whom?Other

How to get the accountant working papers

How to get your accountant working papers. Working Papers Belong to Whom? Many of us…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 6, 2013
The Dividend Dilemma The Dividend DilemmaDirector Transactions

The Dividend Dilemma

Are you a Director concerned about dividends or a creditor looking to recover your money?…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 6, 2013
Liquidator’s entitlement to accountant’s files Liquidation

Liquidator’s entitlement to accountant’s files

It never ceases to amaze me the number of professional qualified accountants who believe that…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 6, 2013
Preference or invalid set-off: which is it? Director Transactions

Preference or invalid set-off: which is it?

Preferences are defined in Section 239 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and arise when one…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 6, 2013
Green v Bramston & Ors [2010] EWHC 3106 (Ch) (02 December 2010) Bankruptcy

Green v Bramston & Ors [2010] EWHC 3106 (Ch) (02 December 2010)

In Green v Bramston & Ors EWHC 3106 (Ch) (02 December 2010) the principles set…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 6, 2013
Green v Ireland [2011] EWHC 1305 (Ch) (20 May 2011) Director Transactions

Green v Ireland [2011] EWHC 1305 (Ch) (20 May 2011)

This is a case in which as Liquidator, I applied to the Court for relief…
Elliot Green
Elliot GreenNovember 6, 2013
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