Tales of irony

The world of insolvency seems to be full of ironies these days. First, Chris Eubank was going into, and then out of, bankruptcy. Then Christine Hamilton was booked to speak at an insolvency lawyers' event where her feisty trustee in bankruptcy Louise Brittain was also a guest.

But now - irony of ironies - the PR agency for R3 and the Insolvency Practitioners' Association has gone through some interesting times. The agency, Smith Grundon & Partners, changed its name to Andrew Timothy Public Relations on 8 July. But this new identity went into voluntary liquidation on 28 August. However, Smith Grundon & Partners re-emerged on 9 July. TS understands that Smith Grundon lost its R3 full-time contract - worth £100,000 per year - last summer.