RE KENSLAND REALTY LTD.

RE KENSLAND REALTY LTD.

The Official Receiver was entitled to vacate the appeal dates to obtain necessary information on the company’s assets, liabilities and the merits and funding of the appeal; given lack of evidence of bad faith, unreasonableness or lack of even-handedness, and that the Official Receiver had taken into account creditors’ interests and the applicant’s position, the court refused to intervene under s200(5); there was no basis to give the alternative direction under s199(3) because the Official Receiver had not refused to consider proceeding and had not yet filed any proposal to vacate.

Citation
RE KENSLAND REALTY LTD.
Parties
Applicant 95% Unsecured Creditor and Shareholder: K Y Ltd; Company (subject of Winding Up): Kensland Realty Limited; Provisional Liquidator / Respondent: Official Receiver (Provisional Liquidator)
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 September 2001
Case Number
HCCW581/2001
Procedural Posture
Companies Winding Up Proceedings / Interlocutory Application Under Section 200(5) and Alternative Under Section 199(3) Following Winding Up Order
Outcome
Application (as amended) refused
Legal Topics
Review of Liquidator's Decision, Official Receiver Duties, Vacation of Appeal Hearing Dates, Funding and Merits of Appeal
Source Language
EN
Company Law Insolvency Law Civil Procedure Review of Liquidator's Decision Official Receiver Duties Vacation of Appeal Hearing Dates Funding and Merits of Appeal

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Parties

K Y Ltd

Applicant 95% Unsecured Creditor and Shareholder

Kensland Realty Limited

Company (subject of Winding Up)

Official Receiver (Provisional Liquidator)

Provisional Liquidator / Respondent

Procedural Posture

Companies Winding Up Proceedings / Interlocutory Application Under Section 200(5) and Alternative Under Section 199(3) Following Winding Up Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Official Receiver acted in bad faith or in a manner no reasonable liquidator could have acted
  2. 2 Whether the Official Receiver failed to act even-handedly
  3. 3 Whether the court should direct the Official Receiver under s199(3) to consider proceeding with the appeal before deciding hearing dates

Ratio Decidendi

The Official Receiver was entitled to vacate the appeal dates to obtain necessary information on the company’s assets, liabilities and the merits and funding of the appeal; given lack of evidence of bad faith, unreasonableness or lack of even-handedness, and that the Official Receiver had taken into account creditors’ interests and the applicant’s position, the court refused to intervene under s200(5); there was no basis to give the alternative direction under s199(3) because the Official Receiver had not refused to consider proceeding and had not yet filed any proposal to vacate.

Court Disposition

Application (as amended) refused

Orders

  • Application refused (as amended)