| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 396 (Mar) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2004] EWHC 523 (Ch) |
| Court: | Chancery Division |
| Judge: | Sir Andrew Morritt V-C |
| Representation | Robert Hildyard QC and Sarah Harman (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State. |
| Anthony Elleray QC (instructed by Paul Ross & Co) for the company. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 19 March 2004 |
Catchwords
Companies - Winding up - Petition - Public interest petition - Offer of undertakings - Approach of court.
The Case
Unless the Secretary of State was content that a petition presented on public interest grounds was disposed of on undertakings the court should be very slow indeed to accept them in preference to making a winding up order.
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