The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

Proving a debtE+W

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14.3.—(1) A creditor wishing to recover a debt must submit a proof to the office-holder unless—

(a)this rule or an order of the court provides otherwise; or

(b)it is a members' voluntary winding up in which case the creditor is not required to submit a proof unless the liquidator requires one to be submitted.

(2) A creditor is deemed to have proved—

(a)in a winding up immediately preceded by an administration, where the creditor has already proved in the administration; or

(b)in an administration immediately preceded by a winding up, where the creditor has already proved in the winding up.

(3) A creditor is deemed to have proved for the purposes of determination and payment of a dividend but not otherwise where—

(a)the debt is a small debt;

(b)a notice has been delivered to the creditor of intention to declare a dividend or make a distribution under rule 14.29 which complies with rule 14.31 (further contents of notice to creditors owed small debts); and

(c)the creditor has not advised the office-holder that the debt is incorrect or not owed in response to the notice.

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