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Durkan v Jones

[2023] EWHC 1359 (Ch)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice (Chancery Division)
Year2023
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A debtor 'carries on business' in England and Wales for the purposes of bankruptcy jurisdiction under s.265(2)(b)(ii) Insolvency Act 1986 where he lets out even a single residential property to tenants, as that is the provision of goods or services for profit or gain.

Area of Law

General

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