Our dispute resolution team obtained a validation order for a company client which had inadvertently overlooked service of a winding-up petition by a creditor. Not only had the petition been served, but it had also been advertised, which meant that the client could not make any payments from its bank account to discharge the debt.
A validation order enabled the client to obtain the court's permission to make payments to the creditor and thereby pave the way for the ultimate dismissal of the petition.