Clause 52
Company Law Reform Bill [Lords]
6:15 pm
David Howarth (Shadow Minister (Energy), Trade & Industry; Cambridge, Liberal Democrat)
I am perfectly happy with the Minister’s reply. It is a rational response for the Government to say that this is a difficult area and they will leave it to the courts to work out, but it is important that lawyers and those relying on the Act will know that that is the intention of the Government and Parliament. There may be further confusion; we are considering a Court of Appeal judgment and in the future there could be further developments in a higher court. At that point, we might have to return to the matter.