In the High Court of Justice (Business and Property Courts of England and Wales)

INSOLVENCY AND COMPANIES LIST (ChD) No CASE NUMBER: CR-2024-002189

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a block transfer order of Dr Baister sitting as a Deputy ICC Judge (In Retirement) dated 18 April 2024 (Order), Carrie Ann James was removed as Office-Holder in the cases listed in the schedules annexed to the Order (“the Schedules”) and Frederick Charles Satow (IP number 8326), Paul Michael Davis (IP number 7805) and Paul Russell Mallatratt (IP number 20630), each of Opus Restructuring LLP, 2 Manor Farm Court, Old Wolverton Road, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, MK12 5NN were appointed as Office-Holders in his place as specified below. All removals and replacement appointments were made with immediate effect.

It is ordered that:

1. Each of the County Court cases listed in Schedule A (attached to this Order) be treated as transferred to the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, for the purpose only of considering and making this Order. Immediately upon this Order taking effect those County Court cases shall be treated as transferred back to the relevant County Court without any intervening administrative action pursuant to rule 12.37(1)(a) and (b) of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.

2. Carrie Ann James of Kreston Reeves LLP, 2nd Floor, 168 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6RA (the “Outgoing Office-holder”) be removed from office in respect of each of the cases listed in Schedules B to D (attached to this Order) (the “Block Transfer Cases”) from the date of this Order.

3. Frederick Charles Satow, Paul Russell Mallatratt and Paul Michael Davis of Opus Restructuring LLP of 2 Manor Farm Court, Old Wolverton Road, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, MK12 5NN, as the case may be, be appointed as replacement office-holders in respect of each of the Block Transfer Cases as set out in paragraphs 4 to 6 below, from the date of this Order.

4. The Outgoing Office-holder be removed from office as trustee in bankruptcy of the bankruptcy estates listed in Schedule B attached hereto with effect from the date of this Order pursuant to section 298 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“the Act”). Frederick Charles Satow and Paul Russell Mallatratt be appointed as joint trustees in bankruptcy, in respect of the said bankruptcy estates, as specified in Schedule B, with effect from the date of this Order.

5. The Outgoing Office-holder be removed from office as the sole liquidator of the companies in creditors’ voluntary liquidation listed in Schedule C attached hereto with effect from the date of this Order pursuant to section 108 of the Act. Frederick Charles Satow and Paul Michael Davis be appointed as joint liquidators, in respect of the said companies, as specified in Schedule C, with effect from the date of this Order pursuant to section 108 of the Act.

6. The Outgoing Office-holder be removed from office as sole liquidator of the companies in compulsory liquidation listed in Schedule D attached hereto with effect from the date of this Order pursuant to section 172(2) of the Act. Frederick Charles Satow and Paul Michael Davis be appointed as joint liquidators in respect of the said companies, as specified in schedule D, with effect from the date of this Order pursuant to section 168(3) of the Act.

7. In the cases listed in Schedules B to D (inclusive) the Outgoing Office-holder shall be released by application to the Secretary of State, not to be made before 28 days from the date of the Advertisement below.

8. Where the appointments referred to in this Order are joint appointments, any act required or authorised under any enactment to be done by joint appointees may be done by all or any one or more of the persons at the time being holding office. No functions are required to be undertaken by both joint appointees acting together and no functions are specifically the responsibility of either joint appointee.

9. Frederick Charles Satow shall file a copy of this Order with each of the relevant County Courts listed in Schedule A.

10. The creditors in each of the cases listed in Schedules B to D shall be notified of this Order by way of one composite notice (the “Advertisement”) to be published in the Gazette within 14 days of receipt of the sealed Order.

11. Any creditor in respect of the persons or companies listed in Schedules B to D who has an objection to this Order, has liberty to apply to vary or discharge this Order. Each creditor in respect of the persons or companies listed in Schedules B to D, shall have 56 days from the date of the Advertisement to apply to court to set aside or vary the terms of this Order. Such application shall not affect the transfer of the cases listed in Schedules B to D until further or other order by the court.

12. Frederick Charles Satow shall file any appropriate notices in respect of the removal of the Outgoing Office-holder and the appointment of Frederick Charles Satow, Paul Russell Mallatratt and Paul Michael Davis pursuant to paragraphs 4 to 6 of this Order with the Registrar of Companies and the Secretary of State for Business Energy Innovation and Skills (Insolvency Service) as appropriate and as soon as reasonably practicable.

13. Where a sole appointee is replaced by joint appointees the costs and expenses incurred by joint appointees shall not exceed those which would be incurred by a sole appointee.

14. In the event that, as a result of the implementation of the Order, the replacement office-holders incur any additional cost in respect of the administration of those estates where the Outgoing Office-holder was the office-holder (that is to say over and above those costs incurred in the ordinary course of the administration of those estates), those costs shall be borne by Opus Business Projects Limited and shall not be charged as an expense of the administration of those estates.

15. The costs of this Application (plus VAT) shall be met by SKSI Limited.

16. Liberty to apply.

17. Such further or other order or direction as the court thinks fit.

Incoming Office Holders - Frederick Charles Satow and Paul Russell Mallatratt

Barrington Burke - County Court at Slough - Number 00000185 of 2000

Kristian Potts - County Court at Derby - Number 46 of 2017

Paul Nicholas Johnston - County Court at Maidstone - Number 0000164 of 2010

Richard Lester Hadfield - In the Office of the Adjudicator - Number 5050280 of 2018

Taner Arif - County Court at Medway - Number 454 of 1995

Incoming Office Holders - Frederick Charles Satow and Paul Michael Davis

Incoming Office Holders - Frederick Charles Satow and Paul Michael Davis