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Durkan v Jones
[2023] EWHC 1359 (Ch)
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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