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[2025] WLR(D) 59
Chancery Division
In re Wejo Ltd (in administration)
Poxon and another v Wejo Ltd (in administration)
[2025] EWHC 135 (Ch)
2025 Jan 17, 27
Judge Cawson KC sitting as a High Court judge
Insolvency— Administrator— Remuneration— Administrators applying for remuneration on basis of time spent in dealing with administration— Creditor submitting court to scrutinise administrators’ fees estimate when determining basis of remuneration by reference to time spent by administrators— Creditor contending insufficient evidence to justify amounts of remuneration sought— Whether court having power to scrutinise fees estimate prior to determining whether to fix basis of remuneration by reference to time spent— Whether basis of remuneration to be fixed—
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
(SI 2016/1024), rr 18.16(2)(b), 18.16(4)(a)