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AI Summary of 798. Court may restrain directors and others from removing assets

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 6 July 2022 - onwards
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798. Court may restrain directors and others from removing assets

(1) The court may make an order restraining a director or other officer of a company, or a company, from -

(a) removing his or her or the company's assets from the State, or

(b) reducing his or her or the company's assets within or outside the State below an amount specified in the order.

(2) The court may make the order if it is satisfied that -

(a) the applicant has a qualifying claim, and

(b) there are grounds for believing that the director or officer, or the company, may remove or dispose of his or her assets or the assets of the company with a view to evading his or her obligations or those of the company and frustrating an order of the court.

(3) The court may make the order only on the application of -

(a) the company,