Rebecca Parry
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- March 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780198793403
- eISBN:
- 9780191927836
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198793403.003.0021
- Subject:
- Law, Company and Commercial Law
A floating charge, of course, increases the likelihood upon the winding up of the debtor that a creditor will receive payment for sums that the creditor has advanced. Conversely, the existence of a ...
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A floating charge, of course, increases the likelihood upon the winding up of the debtor that a creditor will receive payment for sums that the creditor has advanced. Conversely, the existence of a charge over property reduces the likelihood of payment for creditors, such as those who supplied the property in the first place. Limitations have accordingly been placed on the availability of such charges in order to ensure that any creditor obtaining the advantage of this method of security has earned the priority that it confers. Section 245, which applies only in the context of liquidation and administration, provides that any floating charge that is created within a specified period of the onset of insolvency is void except to the extent that the charge holder advanced value to the debtor at the same time as, or after, the creation of the charge. Unlike many of the other avoidance provisions, the operation of section 245 is automatic and does not depend on an application being made by the liquidator or administrator. An exception to the operation of section 245 applies in the context of financial collateral arrangements.
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A floating charge, of course, increases the likelihood upon the winding up of the debtor that a creditor will receive payment for sums that the creditor has advanced. Conversely, the existence of a charge over property reduces the likelihood of payment for creditors, such as those who supplied the property in the first place. Limitations have accordingly been placed on the availability of such charges in order to ensure that any creditor obtaining the advantage of this method of security has earned the priority that it confers. Section 245, which applies only in the context of liquidation and administration, provides that any floating charge that is created within a specified period of the onset of insolvency is void except to the extent that the charge holder advanced value to the debtor at the same time as, or after, the creation of the charge. Unlike many of the other avoidance provisions, the operation of section 245 is automatic and does not depend on an application being made by the liquidator or administrator. An exception to the operation of section 245 applies in the context of financial collateral arrangements.
