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10 September 2009
Issue: 7384 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Company scheme of arrangement

Re Bluebrook Ltd and other companies [2009] EWHC 2114 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 101 (Aug)

It was established case law that a company was free to select the creditors with whom it wished to enter into an arrangement.

There was no need to include creditors whose rights were not sheltered by the scheme. In entering into a scheme, it was not necessary for the company to consult any class of creditors who were not affected, either because their rights were untouched or because they had no economic interest in the company.

If there was a dispute about that, then the court was entitled to ascertain whether a purported class actually had an economic interest in a real, as opposed to a theoretical or merely fanciful, sense, and take action accordingly.

Issue: 7384 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers welcomes new associate

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Ward Hadaway lawyer joins Birmingham Law Society Council

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons expands Chelmsford commercial litigation team with two appointments

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