# Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908, Section 171: Power to order costs.


The court may, in the event of the assets being insufficient to satisfy the liabilities, make an order as to the payment out of the assets of the costs, charges, and expenses incurred in the winding up in such order of priority as the court thinks just.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/8/69/section/171 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-consolidation-act-1908/section-171
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