InDornoch Ltd & Ors v Westminster International & Ors [2009] EWHC 1782 (Admiralty) Mr Justice Tomlinson held that the sale by Westminster International (Westminster) of the wreck of a vessel, the Fariway for the sum of 1000 Euros to a related company was a transaction at an undervalue under s423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (which, in basic terms, provides that certain disposals made to connected persons for a value less than a fair value may be set aside by the court).
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Shipping & Transport, Locke Lord LLP, Statute of limitations, Accounting, Underwriting, Exclusive jurisdiction, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), High Court of Justice (England & Wales)