--- title: "Winding-Up Petition Against Global Airlines Continues at the High Court" url: https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/winding-up-petition-against-global-airlines-continues-at-the-high-court/ date: 2026-10-02 modified: 2026-10-02 lang: en author: "Hamza Chaudhry" description: "A creditor-led winding-up petition against UK start-up Global Airlines Ltd (company number 13508008) was adjourned by Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Greenwood on 23 September 2026. The petition, listed as CR-2026-004213, is next due in the court's interim list at 10:30 on 7 October 2026 at the Rolls Building. A separate administration application was lodged on 22 September 2026 under CR-2026-007326, which is likely to stay the liquidation proceedings. Our specialist insolvency solicitors examine the procedural position, the significance of a parallel administration filing, and the steps directors and creditors should take when facing similar proceedings." categories: - "Hearing representation" - "Injunctions" - "Insolvency" - "Insolvency Act 1986" - "Insolvency Litigation" - "News" - "Winding up order" - "Winding Up Procedure" - "Winding-Up Petitions" tags: - "Companies Court" - "Global Airlines" - "Insolvency" - "Winding Up Order" - "Winding Up Petition" - "Winding-Up" image: https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Winding-Up-Petition-Against-Global-Airlines-Continues-at-the-High-Court-1024x572.jpg word_count: 921 --- # Winding-Up Petition Against Global Airlines Continues at the High Court A creditor-led [Global Airlines](https://www.globalairlines.com/) winding-up petition remains live before the [Companies Court](https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals/companies-list) at the Rolls Building, with the next hearing fixed for 10:30 on 7 October 2026. [Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Greenwood](https://www.judiciary.uk/appointments-and-retirements/insolvency-and-companies-court-judge-greenwood/) adjourned the matter on 23 September 2026 without making a [winding-up order](https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/what-is-the-process-of-winding-up-procedure/). The case is proceeding in the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Insolvency and Companies List (ChD) under case number [CR-2026-004213](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/5157970). In our experience advising directors served with [winding-up petitions](https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/winding-up-petition-timeline-what-creditors-and-debtors-need-to-know-in-2025/), parallel administration filings and successive adjournments materially change the strategic position. The facts of the Global Airlines case illustrate why. This article explains the effect of a competing administration application, and the practical steps directors and creditors should take. ## What is a Winding-Up Petition? A [winding-up petition](https://lexlaw.co.uk/winding-up-petition-court-hearing-representation-advocacy-solicitors-london/) is a formal application to the Companies Court asking the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation under [section 122](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/section/122) of the [Insolvency Act 1986](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45). The most commonly relied-upon ground is section 122(1)(f): the company is unable to pay its debts. Inability to pay can be established under [section 123 IA 1986](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/section/123) through an unsatisfied statutory demand for £750 or more, an unenforced judgment, or evidence that the company cannot pay debts as they fall due. Procedure is governed by the [Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/contents). [Rule 7.14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/7.14) requires any person intending to appear at the hearing to give notice by 16:00 the business day before. [Rule 7.16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/7.16) requires any witness statement in opposition to be filed at least five business days before the hearing. These are hard deadlines, and non-compliance regularly undermines otherwise meritorious defences. Petitions are advertised in [The London Gazette](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/) at least seven business days before the hearing, which in practice triggers an immediate [freeze on the company's bank accounts](https://lexlaw.co.uk/practice-areas/winding-up-petitions-solicitors-london/validation-orders-solicitors-london/). ## Timeline of Winding Up Process against Global Airlines The petition against [Global Airlines Ltd (13508008)](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13508008) was presented on 29 May 2026 by a creditor, Jessica Huffman Reese. ### A string of Adjourned Hearings Court listings record successive hearings on 15 July, 2 September, 15 September and 23 September 2026. No winding-up order was made at any of them. At the 23 September hearing, Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Greenwood adjourned the matter to the court's interim list at 10:30 on 7 October 2026. Repeated adjournments of this kind are consistent either with ongoing settlement negotiations or, as discussed below, with a competing insolvency process. Press reports confirm that two earlier winding-up petitions, filed in August 2025 and March 2026, were withdrawn before determination. ### A parallel Administration Application On 22 September 2026, the day before the latest Companies Court hearing, a separate administration application was issued in the High Court under case number CR-2026-007326. Where an administration application is filed by the company or by a qualifying floating charge holder, paragraph 44 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 imposes an interim moratorium. That moratorium ordinarily stays the pending winding-up petition and almost all other enforcement action against the company. The Companies Court will not usually make a winding-up order against a company that is the subject of a live administration application. The practical consequence is that the current petition is on hold until the administration application is heard, withdrawn or dismissed. The 7 October listing will almost certainly address that position. [Companies House](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house) still records Global Airlines Ltd as active, and the company's sole Airbus A380 (registration 9H-GLOBL) remains in long-term storage at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées in France. ## What Should Directors Do When Served With a Winding-Up Petition? A winding-up petition is one of the most serious documents a company can be served with. Early, [specialist advice](https://lexlaw.co.uk/legal-case-assessment/) almost always improves the commercial outcome. In the first 24 to 72 hours our team typically advises on the following steps: - **Obtain a sealed copy of the petition** from the court file and verify the case number against the Gazette notice. - **Diary every deadline**: the Gazette advertisement date, the hearing date, the rule 7.14 notice deadline, and the rule 7.16 evidence deadline. - **Assess the debt**: is it bona fide disputed on substantial grounds under *Mann v Goldstein* [1968] 1 WLR 1091? Is there a cross-claim equal to or exceeding the petition debt? - **Consider restraint of advertisement**: an [urgent injunction application](https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/restraining-injunctions-against-winding-up-petitions-and-advertisements/) can prevent the Gazette advertisement and the associated bank freeze. - **Consider a section 127 validation order**: this preserves the company's ability to continue trading and to pay suppliers between presentation and determination of the petition. - **Evaluate alternative insolvency processes**: an administration application, a company voluntary arrangement, or a creditors' voluntary liquidation may each stay or supersede the petition. - **Negotiate with the petitioning and supporting creditors**: most petitions resolve without a winding-up order, often through payment, settlement, or structured arrangements. Once a petition has been advertised, options narrow sharply. Once a winding-up order is made, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator. ## How We Can Help? Facing a winding-up petition is a high-pressure situation with serious commercial, personal and reputational consequences for directors. Our dual-qualified [barrister](https://lexlaw.co.uk/our-people/christopher-snell/) and [solicitor](https://lexlaw.co.uk/our-people/jaron-dosanjh/) expert [insolvency team](https://lexlaw.co.uk/our-people/) acts for directors, shareholders and creditors in petitions of every complexity, from [statutory demands](https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/issue-statutory-demand/) and [urgent restraint applications](https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/obtaining-injunction-restrain-presentation-winding-up-petition/) through to defended hearings in the Companies Court and appeals. We regularly advise on [section 127 validation orders](https://windinguppetitionsolicitors.co.uk/practice-note-on-validation-orders-lawyers-london/), administration applications that stay competing petitions, section 123 solvency challenges, and negotiated settlements with [HMRC](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs) and commercial creditors. Partner-led representation is available on a fixed-fee basis for defined stages of the proceedings. For urgent advice from [our expert insolvency lawyers](https://lexlaw.co.uk/our-people/), call **[020 7183 0529](tel:02071830529)** for an [initial consultation](https://lexlaw.co.uk/legal-case-assessment/). [Early specialist advice](https://lexlaw.co.uk/contact-us/) materially improves outcomes.