The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a Court of Appeal decision refusing to strike out a claim by a “one-man” company in liquidation, which had been the vehicle for a VAT fraud, against its former directors and overseas suppliers alleged to have been involved in the fraud: Jetivia SA v Bilta (UK) Limited [2015] UKSC 23 (see our post on the Court of Appeal decision
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, White Collar Crime, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Fraud, Liquidation, Supreme Court of the United States
The Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld an order refusing to strike out a claim by a “one-man” company in liquidation, which had been the vehicle for a VAT fraud, against its former directors and overseas suppliers alleged to have been involved in the fraud.
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, White Collar Crime, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Fraud, Value added tax, Liquidation, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Court of Appeal of England & Wales