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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 21

Section 580Actions stayed on winding-up order

If a winding-up order is made or a provisional liquidator is appointed, no action or proceeding shall proceed with or commence against the company except by leave of the Court given on such terms as the Court may impose.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 580

What this section means

From the guide: Winding up by the court under CAMA 2020: process, effects and court powers

  • From then, dispositions of the company’s property are void unless the court orders otherwise (section 576), and once the order is made no action can proceed against the company without the court’s leave (section 580).
  • After a winding-up order, or on appointment of a provisional liquidator, no action or proceeding can start or continue against the company except with the court’s leave (section 580).

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Source: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (Act No. 3 of 2020), Official Gazette No. 124, Lagos, 10 August 2020. General information, not legal advice.