Mr Justice Norris (pictured) has handed down his judgment in Sands & Anor v Monem & Ors [2010] EWHC 1972 (Ch) (30 July 2010). The case concerns the issue of preferences in bankruptcy. The learned judge notes:
In a letter to the court dated 9 June 2010 (copied to the Bankrupt) the trustees argue that this technical point is entirely academic. That was so because (a) on his case the Bankrupt has parted with the whole of his interest in the Property (b) whatever the outcome of the appeal he will not obtain an interest in the Property (c) the state of the bankruptcy is such that there is no possibility of a surplus in which he might have some future interest (and the appeal appears designed to reduce any theoretical surplus)."
In refusing leave to appeal the learned judge continues:
The judgment also contains a mysterious reference to an error in a, "standard published work." £10 prize to the person who first spots the source!
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