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6.44.—(1) In this Chapter—
“approval” and “authorisation” respectively mean—
where yet to be incurred, the approval; and
where already incurred, the authorisation;
“the creditor” means—
[F2a creditor in respect of a debt which is a moratorium debt or a priority pre-moratorium debt within the meaning given by section 174A;]
a preferential creditor of the company; or
a holder of a debenture secured by, or a holder of, a floating charge created by the company;
“legal proceedings” means—
proceedings under sections 212, 213, 214 M2, 238, 239, 244 and 423 and any arbitration or other dispute resolution proceedings invoked for purposes corresponding to those to which the sections relate and any other proceedings, including arbitration or other dispute resolution procedures, which a liquidator has power to bring in the liquidator's own name for the purpose of preserving, realising, or getting in any of the assets of the company;
legal actions and proceedings, arbitration or any other dispute resolution procedures which a liquidator has power to bring or defend in the name of the company; and
negotiations intended to lead or leading to a settlement or compromise of any action, proceeding or procedure to which sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) relate;
“litigation expenses” means expenses of a winding up which—
are properly chargeable or incurred in the preparation or conduct of any legal proceedings; and
as expenses in the winding up, exceed, or in the opinion of the liquidator are likely to exceed (and only in so far as they exceed or are likely to exceed), in the aggregate £5,000; and
“specified creditor” means a creditor identified under rule 6.45(2).
(2) Litigation expenses will not have the priority provided by section 176ZA over any claims to property comprised in or subject to a floating charge created by the company and must not be paid out of any such property unless and until approved or authorised in accordance with rules 6.45 to 6.48.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in rule 6.44(1) substituted (6.4.2017) by The Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/366), rules 1, 25
F2Words in rule 6.44(1) inserted (1.10.2021) by The Insolvency (England and Wales) (No.2) (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1028), rules 1, 31 (with rules 4, 5)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 176ZA was inserted by section 1282 of the Companies Act 2006 (c.46).
M2Section 214(2)(b) and (3) are amended and (6A) is inserted by section 117(3) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26).
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