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Administrator definition

What does Administrator mean? A licensed insolvency practitioner who takes control of a company in administration to manage its affairs, business and property with the statutory aim of rescuing the company as a going concern; if that is not reasonably practicable, to achieve a better result for creditors than an immediate liquidation; or, failing that, to realise property to make distributions to secured or preferential creditors. The role is defined in Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 (England & Wales and Scotland) and Schedule B1 to the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989. An administrator is an officer of the court and acts as...

Administrator Removal and Replacement under Schedule B1: Creditor Decisions, Court Powers, Procedure, Case Law, Vacancies, Discharge and Remuneration (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

This PrACTice Note concentrates on the compulsory removal of an Administrator from office and the appointment of an alternative office-holder. Situations where an administrator vacates office for other reasons are mentioned only in passing. The statutory provisions dealing with removal and replacement are set out in paragraphs 87–99 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) and in the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (IR 2016), SI 2016/1024, rr 3.62–3.70. This Practice Note does not consider applications to terminate an administration; for that, see Practice Note: How an administration comes to an end—Application to court to end administration.

Who may substitute/remove?

Where the administrator was appointed out of court by the company or its directors and there was no holder of a qualifying floating charge over the company’s property (QFCH), the creditors may, by a qualifying decision procedure, resolve to remove the administrator and appoint another. That decision is effective only if the proposed successor has, before the decision is taken, given written consent to act. In these circumstances, a court application is not required...

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