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Brown v Bashir

[2021] EWHC 337 (Ch)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Chancery Division)
Year2021
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Directors who misappropriate or fail to account for company money are liable for misfeasance under section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986, but the liquidator must prove the loss to the company; where the documentary evidence is insufficient to quantify the misappropriation the court may direct an account rather than award a global sum.

Area of Law

General

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