A de facto director of 42 insolvent companies? Holland v Revenue and Customs & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 625 (02 July 2009)
"212.— Summary remedy against delinquent directors, liquidators, etc.
(1) This section applies if in the course of the winding up of a company it appears that a person who—
(a) is or has been an officer of the company,
(b) has acted as liquidator [...] or administrative receiver of the company, or
(c) not being a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b), is or has been concerned, or has taken part, in the promotion, formation or management of the company,
has misapplied or retained, or become accountable for, any money or other property of the company, or been guilty of any misfeasance or breach of any fiduciary or other duty in relation to the company.
...
(3) The court may, on the application of the official receiver or the liquidator, or of any creditor or contributory, examine into the conduct of the person falling within subsection (1) and compel him—
(a) to repay, restore or account for the money or property or any part of it, with interest at such rate as the court thinks just, or
(b) to contribute such sum to the company's assets by way of compensation in respect of the misfeasance or breach of fiduciary or other duty as the court thinks just..."
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