Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925), r 6.13 defined - Trustee in Bankruptcy of St John Poulton v Ministry of Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 392; [2010] WLR

The Court of Appeal (Pill, LJ (pictured) Lloyd, LJ and Pitchford, LJ) has handed down its judgment in Trustee in Bankruptcy of St John Poulton v Ministry of Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 392; [2010] WLR (D) 101. The Court of Appeal held that a County Court's failure to give notice to the Chief Land Registrar of a bankruptcy petition under rule 6.13 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 did not give rise to a claim for damages for breach of duty. The effect of the failure was to prevent the trustee in bankruptcy from recovering the proceeds of sale of land by the debtor,

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