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Leaving the UK

Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

Foreign nationals may think it is an easy ride to bankrupt themselves here, but Neil Smyth warns it is just as tough

06 Feb 2012

Insolvency Service

High Court judge warns against bankruptcy proposals

Stephen Baister warns that government's bankruptcy proposals will fail to remove cost from the process, and has serious implications for the judiciary process

19 Jan 2012

THREE PAIRS OF SCISSORS

Insolvency reform - don't cut out the courts

Using unqualified adjudicators on bankruptcies will add cost, and offer a quasi-judiciary system, warns judge Stephen Baister

19 Jan 2012

Creditors could teach insolvency

Changes to insolvency rules could force creditors to educate and engage debtors, the Insolvency Service's policy director Nick Howard explains

18 Jan 2012

Accountants racking up debts

Charity for chartered accountants warns recession is taking its toll on accountants’ personal finances

11 Jan 2012

Scottish insolvencies to increase

PKF report predicts a rise in the number of corporate and individual insolvencies

04 Jan 2012

Consultation to remove court role in insolvencies launched

Government launches consultation to streamline bankruptcy and liquidation, with courts taking a back seat

07 Nov 2011

Personal insolvencies continue to decline

Bankruptcies drop 31%, according to latest Insolvency Service statistics, but DROs reach an all-time high

04 Nov 2011

R3 welcomes BIS enquiry into personal insolvency

Insolvency trade body pleased by government move to shine a spotlight on debt management plans for individuals

20 Oct 2011

Creditors must step up during the insolvency process

Unsecured creditors should use social media to have their voices heard and make their vote count, says John Alexander

28 Sep 2011

KPMG director named bankruptcy trustee to ex-UB40 front-man

KPMG director Wendy Wardell takes on the bankruptcy trustee role of former UB40 lead singer Alistair Campbell

20 Sep 2011

Accountancy students seek debt advice

Debt advice welcomed among accountancy students, according to CABA survey

19 Sep 2011

Colin: Open wide

Colin on commodities

07 Sep 2011

HMRC takes tougher line on bankrupts

Business owners entering bankruptcy proceedings face harsher treatment from the taxman

05 Sep 2011

Business-related personal bankruptcies increase

More owner-managed small businesses are going bankrupt

30 Aug 2011

Corporate insolvencies drop

Company insolvencies decline but liquidations and individual figures increase

05 Aug 2011

R3 calls for bankruptcy petition threshold rise

Insolvency trade body welcomes government consultation to increase creditor threshold when petitioning for debtor's bankruptcy

20 Jul 2011

Independent body should review IPs' fees

Debt collector calls for a new body to watch over fees charged by insolvency practitioners

23 May 2011

Mazars lines up PwC personal insolvency division

Mazars to take on the personal insolvency practice of PwC, Accountancy Age understands

20 May 2011

UK bankruptcies fall 31%

Personal insolvency processes declining but experts warn of greater problem being masked

06 May 2011

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Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

ABI wants cover for insurance accounting

With insurance accounting up in the air, the ABI wants the right balance between consistency of application while avoiding the burden of new rules

Permanently check out of business record-keeping scheme

Taxman should find a better use of its 120 Business Record Checks staff, says Kevin Reed

Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

Foreign nationals may think it is an easy ride to bankrupt themselves here, but Neil Smyth warns it is just as tough

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The benefits and pitfalls of partnership status

Solicitor Tim Marshall explains the issues to bear in mind when thinking about your firm's structure

Who’s not Who?

IT SEEMS Deloitte's CEO David Sproul has been left in the shadows by colleague Louise Brittain.

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