Order to obtain information against an ex-director?

[maro111]

Hi, I am hoping to get some advice please. I was taken to court by the sole director of a glazing company for £10,000 I withheld due to a very poor job. I counterclaimed and at that point the director resigned and director and transferred all shares to a lady who appears to be the sole director of around 20 limited companies. I won judgement against the limited company . The ex-director who took me to court is now the director of another limited company and is trading as usual (still referring to himself as director of the original company I have a claim against). I’m guessing that he transferred assets out of the first company and into the new company.

The company I have the claim against has just published company accounts (which run to a couple of months before all this court action began). The new director (lady with 20 companies) has also extended the next accounting period by 5 months (I’m guessing to keep the accounts hidden for as long as possible?).

I am doubting that the assets were fairly values when they were transferred to the new company.

Does anyone have any recommendations of the best way to proceed please? If I was to file an order to obtain information, could the ex-director be brought back to court to explain his actions? Or is it strictly only current officers of the company? I wouldn’t want to file a winding up order as this is their intention anyway.

Is there any other order etc which will put the ex-director on the spot in court? I feel the new director has done this many times and knows the system well.

Many thanks in advance for any advice. It is very much appreciated.

[dslippy]

The job you had done is a poor one, but the claim for payment has been dismissed? Weigh up just how much you have invested in this.

The people you are dealing with seem adept at avoiding responsibility.
Be careful about investing more in chasing them to make an academic point.
Sort out the poor job, and move on.