INSOLVENCY, ENGLAND AND WALES;COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS
2024-07-02
Expert Participation
2024-06-28
These Rules set out the detailed procedures for the conduct of all company and personal insolvency proceedings in England and Wales under the Insolvency Act 1986 and otherwise give effect to that Act. These Rules supersede the Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925 as amended). Those Rules are revoked along with 29 amending Rules. These Rules give effect to amendments made to the Insolvency Act by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2011 (c.24), the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26).
PART 7WINDING UP BY THE COURT
CHAPTER 4Petition by a contributory or a relevant office-holder
[Note: (1) “relevant office-holder” is defined in rule 7.4(2);