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Create a new petition, or search and sign other people's petitions to the UK Parliament and government

Sample of an election petition to question a European, parliamentary or local government election result in the High Court.

How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.

• Overview

  You can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot…

• Apply

  You must send the right form to the court before they can deal with your…

• The court hearing

  If the court accepts your petition, they’ll arrange a date for a hearing.…

Challenge the result of an election if you think it was not run properly, issuing and serving an election petition, and what happens at the hearing and trial

Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.

Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions

Form Comp 6: Rule 7.26 - Petition by Contributory.

This command paper sets out the use of the Petition of Concern Mechanism in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

• Updated: 11 February 2022

Use this form to confirm details of your application to a court to close or wind up a company that owes you money (also known as 'compulsory liquidation').

Petitioners or their representatives can use this form to verify a petition against a debtor under the Insolvency Act 1986.