Liquidators' book debt action stayed by valid arbitration clause (High Court) | Practical Law

Liquidators' book debt action stayed by valid arbitration clause (High Court) | Practical Law

In Philpott and another v Lycee Francais Charles De Gaulle School [2015] EWHC 1065 (Ch), the High Court considered the effect of an arbitration clause in a standard form building contract on the liquidators' power to seek directions from the court and pursue the debtor for an insolvency set-off balance.

Liquidators' book debt action stayed by valid arbitration clause (High Court)

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 2-609-8645 (Approx. 4 pages)

Liquidators' book debt action stayed by valid arbitration clause (High Court)

by Practical Law Restructuring and Insolvency
Published on 23 Apr 2015 • England, Wales
In Philpott and another v Lycee Francais Charles De Gaulle School [2015] EWHC 1065 (Ch), the High Court considered the effect of an arbitration clause in a standard form building contract on the liquidators' power to seek directions from the court and pursue the debtor for an insolvency set-off balance.