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Singularis Holdings Ltd v PricewaterhouseCoopers

[2014] UKPC 36
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtPrivy Council
Year2014
StatusPersuasive authority

Summary

A domestic court may assist foreign liquidators by ordering document production; common law judicial cooperation extends to foreign insolvency proceedings.

Key Principle

The Privy Council held that a Bermudian court may assist foreign liquidators by ordering production of documents; common law assistance to foreign insolvency proceedings is available as a matter of judicial cooperation.

Area of Law

insolvency

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