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liquidation ?
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pre-liquidation
  appointment of
liquidator
  sections 127 and 284
  phoenix companies
  R3 guide
  case studies
       

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Compulsory Liquidation
(otherwise known as a court winding up)

A compulsory liquidation is a court driven process.

A court winding up order is made most often on the application of a creditor who has not been able to get monetary satisfaction on a county court judgement against the company concerned.

The period between the issue of a winding up petition and the hearing of the application should be treated by the directors of the company concerned as a planning period in which they can review the various options available to them.

For more information about compulsory liquidation please click on the headings in the left hand index.

The directors of the company may be able to avoid the full impact of a winding up order by:

  • settling the debt or
  • freezing the matter by applying for an administration order or
  • proposing a company voluntary arrangement or, with advice,
  • establishing a phoenix business.