Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 383 (Oct)
Neutral Citation: [2003] EWHC 2431 (Ch)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Lightman J
Representation Matthew Shankland, barrister, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges for the claimant.
  Richard Snowden QC (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Registrar.
  The defendant companies did not appear and were not represented.
Judgment Dates: 23 October 2003

Catchwords

Companies - Charge - Registration - Rectification of register of charges - Jurisdiction of court - s 404.

The Case

The power of rectification granted to the court by s404 of the was limited to correcting mistakes of omission or commission in the entry of any particular with respect to a mortgage or charge or in a memorandum of satisfaction that the Registrar of Companies might enter on the register of charges maintained by the registrar under s401 of the Act. It did not extend to mistakes otherwise than in a particular entered on the register and accordingly did not extend to the information particulars entered on a form 395 or a form 403b by or on behalf of an applicant for registration under s395(1) of the Act.

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