Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26)

PART 10 U.K. Insolvency

Valid from 01/10/2015

Office-holder actions U.K.

118 Power for liquidator or administrator to assign causes of action U.K.

After section 246ZC of the Insolvency Act 1986 (inserted by section 117) insert—

“Power to assign certain causes of action U.K.

246ZD Power to assign

(1) This section applies in the case of a company where—

(a) the company enters administration, or

(b) the company goes into liquidation;

and “the office-holder” means the administrator or the liquidator, as the case may be.

(2) The office-holder may assign a right of action (including the proceeds of an action) arising under any of the following—

(a) section 213 or 246ZA (fraudulent trading);

(b) section 214 or 246ZB (wrongful trading);

(c) section 238 (transactions at an undervalue (England and Wales));

(d) section 239 (preferences (England and Wales));

(e) section 242 (gratuitous alienations (Scotland));

(f) section 243 (unfair preferences (Scotland));

(g) section 244 (extortionate credit transactions).”