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Re a Company (No 00359 of 1987) (Banque des Marchands de Moscou)

International Westminster Bank plc v Okeanos Maritime Corp; Re a Company (No 00359 of 1987) [1988] Ch 210; [1987] 3 WLR 339; [1987] 3 All ER 137 (Ch D, Peter Gibson J)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtChancery Division

Year1987

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

The English court has jurisdiction to wind up a foreign (unregistered) company even though it has no place of business or assets in England, provided there is a sufficient connection with the jurisdiction and a reasonable prospect of benefit to those applying.

Area of Law

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