Hearings
England & Wales
10 Dec 1987 [1988] Ch 457; [1988] 3 WLR 327; [1988] 3 All ER 203, Ch D
30 Nov 1989 [1990] 2 AC 215; [1989] 3 WLR 1317; [1989] 3 All ER 897; 88 LGR 393, HL(E)
In re Smith (A Bankrupt), Ex parte Braintree District Council
Additional names
Braintree District Council, Ex parte
Smith (A Bankrupt) v Braintree District Council
Subject Matter
BANKRUPTCY — Jurisdiction — Stay of committal proceedings — Non-payment of rates — Warrant of commitment postponed on condition — Non-compliance with condition — Debtor made bankrupt — Debtor's application to bankruptcy court for stay of committal proceedings — Jurisdiction to stay “any action, execution or other legal process” — Whether exercisable in relation to committal order for non-payment of rates — Whether order punitive — General Rate Act 1967, ss 102, 103(1) (as amended by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, s 39) — Insolvency Act 1986, s 285(1)
[1988] Ch 457; [1990] 2 AC 215; [1988] 3 WLR 327; [1989] 3 WLR 1317
Appellate History
In re Smith (A Bankrupt), Ex parte Braintree District Council [1988] Ch 457; [1988] 3 WLR 327; [1988] 3 All ER 203, Ch D
Decision of Warner J reversed
In re Smith (A Bankrupt), Ex parte Braintree District Council [1990] 2 AC 215; [1989] 3 WLR 1317; [1989] 3 All ER 897; 88 LGR 393, HL(E)