§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of Mr. Justice Hart's reasons for accepting the petition of J. W. Roberts Ltd. in the High Court of Justice Chancery Division Companies Court (in the matter of the Insolvency Act 1986) heard on 1 October; [15960]
(2) if he will place in the Library the transcript of the hearing and decision of the petition of J. W. Roberts Ltd. in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Companies Court heard on 1 October by Mr. Justice Hart. [15956]
§ Mr. WillsA transcript of the hearing of and decision on the petition of J. W. Roberts Ltd., one of the 133 cases heard by Mr. Justice Hart, on 1 October, will not be placed in the Library as this is not normal procedure. Transcripts of court proceedings, or parts of proceedings, are not routinely arranged unless requested by a superior court for the consideration of an appeal. However, the parties to the action, or any interested party, with the judge's consent, can order it. The judge has given his consent and it is now open to anyone to place an order 231W for a transcript with the court reporters responsible for taking the verbatim record of the case. There is a charge for this service, although in cases of financial hardship this may be met from public funds. The order may be placed with the Court Reporting Unit, Royal Court Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL. Before deciding whether to place an order for the transcript an estimate of the cost should be requested, as this may be considerable.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will place in the Library the list of the companies Turner and Newall put into administration as a result of the hearing and decision on the petition of J. W. Roberts Ltd. in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division Companies Court heard on 1 October. [15964]
§ Mr. WillsA list of the companies in the T and N Group in respect of which the administration orders were made on 1 October 2001 will not be placed in the Library. A central index of companies in administration is held on computer in the High Court of Justice. This index is available to anybody to search on payment of a fee of £5 for 15 minutes.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department on what date J. W. Roberts petitioners and Turner and Newall plc first filed its application for administration under the Insolvency Act 1986. [15957]