HMRC Petition Injunction Granted In Spite of £1.5m Tax Debt
In a notable High Court judgment in the case of A Company v His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2024] EWHC 1611 (Ch), His Honour Judge Hodge KC granted an injunction to restrain HMRC from presenting a winding-up petition against a company with a £1.5 million tax debt. Despite the debt being undisputed, the court exercised its broad discretion under Insolvency Rule 7.24, citing the misuse of the…














