Section 118: Proceedings taken in wrong court.

Insolvency Act 1986 · 1986 c. 45View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: Winding Up of Companies Registered under the Companies Acts — Chapter VI: Winding Up by the Court

Nothing in section 117 invalidates a proceeding by reason of its being taken in the wrong court.

The winding up of a company by the court in England and Wales, or any proceedings in the winding up, may be retained in the court in which the proceedings were commenced, although it may not be the court in which they ought to have been commenced.

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