DISSOLUTION OF COMPANIES Flashcards
1
Q
What are the modes of winding up?
A
-Compulsory Winding up by the court
-Voluntary winding up by members or creditors
-Winding up subject to the supervision of the court
2
Q
When can the COMPULSORY WINDING UP BY THE COURT happen? SUN-CDJ
A
- Special resolution to that effect
- Unable to pay its debts-The amount owed must not be contentious.
- Number of members is below the legal minimum
- Condition precedent-to the operation of the company has ceased to exist
- Failure to call statutory meeting within the allocated time(a shareholder can bring an action)
- Just and equitable grounds.
SEC 571
3
Q
qualifications of an insolvency practitioner?
A
- BRIPAN-Business Recovery and insolvency practitioners act of Nigeria
- ANAN-Association of National accountant of nigeria
- ICSAN-Institute of chartered secretaries and administration Nigeria.
- Legal practitioner
- institute of the chartered accountancy of nigeria