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Re MC Bacon Ltd

[1990] BCC 78
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of England and Wales
Year1990
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A transaction constitutes a voidable preference under s.239 IA 1986 only if the debtor was positively influenced by a desire to prefer, which must be the dominant intention.

Key Principle

preference under s.239 IA 1986; desire to prefer must be the dominant intention

Area of Law

Insolvency

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