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Illingworth v Houldsworth (Re Yorkshire Woolcombers Association)

[1904] AC 355 (HL); affirming Re Yorkshire Woolcombers Association Ltd [1903] 2 Ch 284 (CA)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1904
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A floating charge is an equitable charge over a fluctuating class of present and future assets that allows the company to deal with those assets in the ordinary course of business until the charge crystallises.

Area of Law

c

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