The Business Law Reports
[2013] Bus LR 1152
Court of Appeal
In re
Portsmouth City Football Club Ltd (in liquidation)
Neumans LLP (a firm) v Andronikou and others
[2013] EWCA Civ 916
2013 April 24;
July 24
Mummery, Rimer, Underhill LJJ
Insolvency— Administration— Expenses of administration— Solicitors acting for company in connection with winding up petition— Petition suspended on appointment of out of court administrators— Solicitors seeking payment of fees as expense of administration— Whether jurisdiction to order that company pay its own costs of administration out of its assets— Whether order creating necessary disbursement— Whether fees to be treated as administration costs and expenses— Whether court to exercise inherent jurisdiction to order payment of fees—
Senior Courts Act 1981 (c 54), s 51 (as substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c 41), s 4(1) and amended by Access to Justice Act 1999 (c 22), s 31)
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Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925), r 2.67(1)(f)