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Catalogue reference: C 30

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C 30

Accounts of receivers appointed by the court for the protection or collection of property, in actions concerning the administration of estates of deceased persons or the dissolution of partnerships.Also included are accounts of official...

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C 30

Title
Chancery, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Chancery Division: Receivers' Accounts
Date

1859-1901

Description

Accounts of receivers appointed by the court for the protection or collection of property, in actions concerning the administration of estates of deceased persons or the dissolution of partnerships.

Also included are accounts of official liquidators in company winding-up proceedings under the Companies Acts of 1862 and 1867.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The series is divided into two. Both are arranged alphabetically by the title of the cause or matter.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

3784 bundle(s)

Subjects
Topics
Litigation
Administrative / biographical background

In rendering accounts to the court, receivers and liquidators were required to submit them in duplicate. After certification by the chief clerk, one copy was deposited in the Record and Writ Clerks' Office, while the other remained in the court for return to the solicitor concerned, if requested.

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