Rule 285 False claim of status as creditor, etcI1
England and Wales
(1)
This rule applies where the Rules provide a right for—
(a)
creditors;
(b)
clients;
(c)
members of the investment bank; or
(d)
contributories,
to inspect any documents, whether on the court’s file or in the hands of the administrator or other person.
(2)
It is an offence for a person (‘P’), with the intention of obtaining a sight of documents which P has not under the Rules any right to inspect, falsely to claim a status which would entitle P to inspect them.
(3)
A person guilty of an offence under this rule is liable to imprisonment or a fine, or both.