Can notice of the insolvency order and first meeting advertisements be combined?
Where there is a possibility that a decision regarding the holding of a first meeting can be made quickly, the order and meeting advertisements may be combined. In such circumstances, a short delay of no more than 10 days in advertising the insolvency order is acceptable. However, if a decision on calling the first meeting cannot be made quickly, the advertisement of the winding-up order or bankruptcy order must not be further delayed . 22. Can creditors be given notice of a meeting by public advertisement rather than by individual notices? Generally, where meetings are called by the official receiver, each creditor (and contributory) is entitled to an individual notice. However, the official receiver has the right to ask the court to order that the requirement for individual notices be dispensed with and that the notice be given by public advertisement. This may be appropriate in a case with a large number of creditors, particularly where the debts outstanding are small and the immedi
