Official Receiver (as liquidator of Celtic Extraction Ltd & Bluestone Chemicals Ltd) v Environment Agency
Series: Estates Gazette ; [1999] 46 EG 187-194(8)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: CA 14 July 1999. The appellant (O) acted as liquidator of two companies (C&B) who had greater liabilities than assets and who both held waste management site licences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Environment Agency required works to be carried out in respect of both licences, and O applied to the court to see if he could disclaim the notices. The judge ruled that the licences could not be disclaimed, and O appealed. "Held" appeal allowed. Such a licence is property and can be disclaimed.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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CA 14 July 1999. The appellant (O) acted as liquidator of two companies (C&B) who had greater liabilities than assets and who both held waste management site licences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Environment Agency required works to be carried out in respect of both licences, and O applied to the court to see if he could disclaim the notices. The judge ruled that the licences could not be disclaimed, and O appealed. "Held" appeal allowed. Such a licence is property and can be disclaimed.