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New Practice Note—Getting in the company’s property under section 234 of the Insolvency Act 1986

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Published on: 17 October 2023

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The LexisNexis Restructuring and Insolvency practical guidance team has published a new Practice Note called Getting in the company’s property under section 234 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986). The Practice Note considers IA 1986, s 234 which enables office-holders to obtain the company’s property, books, papers or records (including those in electronic form). It also discusses the immunity provided to an office-holder who seizes or disposes of any property which is not the property of the company in the reasonable belief that they are entitled to do so.

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