cowboy builder & court procedures

[jaguarsuk]

Interestingly his girlfriend has now been removed as director and there is no director now as far as I can see. However he does all negotiations, sign the contracts and makes all decisions.

All things an employee can do.

She never said anything.

That's usually why you employ people, to do things so you don't have to.

Why would he have avoided to be the named director and put his girlfriend there in name and now she is removed and the company is without director. Is that all legal?

If he's been bankrupt or banned from running a company that'd be why she was named as a director and removing her along with the company now having no directors usually happens before a company is dissolved.

If your contract is with said company then you are squarely out of luck if the registrar dissolve it before you file a claim against it.

It's all legal, morally is it right? that's a different story.

[des8]

A private limited company must have at least one director.
If it should be left with no directors it is in breach of the Companies act 2006 sec154

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[wales01man]

What does this mean in regards the defendants possible action

[jaguarsuk]

A private limited company must have at least one director.
If it should be left with no directors it is in breach of the Companies act 2006 sec154

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Which is why I believe the company will be dissolved, by resigning as director the registrar at companies house will have to dissolve the company as being in breach of the companies act 2006.

What does this mean in regards the defendants possible action

I think the problem the OP has is I'd wager the company doesn't have two coins to rub together and that pursuing it for any claim is just going to result in being in possession of an expensive piece of paper along with as stated above it'll be dissolved by the registrar.

Seems the builder aced cowboy college, this is top of the shop gaming the system.

[des8]

The company may not be dissolved automatically but (when Companies House notice the lack of directors) be directed to appoint a director within a set period.
Failure to comply and the company could be fined (although if there are no assets how is the fine paid?) altho' dissolution is more likely for a small private limited company.

And agree continuing with this claim is probably just an expensive exercise