# Dewey & Leboeuf (UK) Limited (07323434)

> Why UK company 07323434 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/07323434

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2013-01-30
- **Administrators' firm:** BDO
- **Incorporated:** 2010-07-22
- **Location:** London
- **Industry:** 7411

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was incorporated on 22 July 2010 as the corporate member of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (“the UK LLP”), a UK registered limited liability partnership. The ultimate parent undertaking of the UK LLP and all other worldwide offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf was Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (“the US LLP”), a New York registered lumted lability partnership, which was also the sole shareholder of the Company.

The UK LLP acted as a firm of solicitors based in City of London offices at Minster Court, Mincing Lane and was established 1n order to function as the London and Pans offices of the US LLP. The US LLP exercised effective control over the UK LLP through the Company, which otherwise was a non trading company through which profit was distnbuted to the US LLP.

On 28 May 2012 applications were made, pursuant to Paragraph 12 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986, for the appointments of Joint Administrators over the UK LLP and Dewey & LeBoeuf Services Limited (“Sermces”), a wholly-owned limited company subsidiary of UK LLP. Sermices, amongst other things, acted as the employer of the employees that worked for UK LLP as well as contracting with supphers of goods and services.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07323434/filing-history/MzA3NTI2ODUwMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07323434

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