The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[2000] QB 412
[COURT OF APPEAL]
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REFERENCE (No. 2 of 1998)
1999 March 23;
April 28
April 28
Beldam L.J., Butterfield and Gray JJ.
Company
— Investigation of affairs
— Furnishing false information
— Disqualified director suspected of involvement in management of company
— Department of Trade and Industry inspectors obtaining documents from company
— Inspectors questioning company employees about content of documents
— Whether requirement to provide explanation of documents limited to exposition of text
— Whether supplementary questions may be asked or clarification of apparent discrepancies sought
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Companies Act 1985 (c. 6), ss. 447(5)(a) (ii), 451