Bankrupt director spared jail
Business Recovery

Bankrupt director spared jail

13y Rachael Singh

Bankrupt director spared jail

Official receiver investigation uncovers breach of insolvency law Read More...

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ex-Farepak FD faces disqualification
Business Recovery

ex-Farepak FD faces disqualification

13y Melanie Stern

ex-Farepak FD faces disqualification

Insolvency Service announces High Court proceedings against Stevan Fowler and eight other former directors Read More...

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Profession wants clarity on cross-border insolvency
Business Recovery

Profession wants clarity on cross-border insolvency

13y Rachael Singh

Profession wants clarity on cross-border insolvenc...

Responses to an Insolvency Service consultation shows the profession wants clearer definition on European insolvency cases Read More...

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Consultation on insolvency profession launched
Business Recovery

Consultation on insolvency profession launched

13y Rachael Singh

Consultation on insolvency profession launched

Insolvency Service opens a consultation on the profession following last year's investigation by the Office of Fair Trading Read More...

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Personal insolvencies hit record high
People Business

Personal insolvencies hit record high

13y Rachael Singh

Personal insolvencies hit record high

Personal insolvencies hit highest figure since records began. Read More...

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Insolvency Service optimism could boost the profession
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service optimism could boost the profession

13y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service optimism could boost the profes...

Insolvency Service's optimistic take on the number of insolvencies Read More...

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Government bankruptcy chiefs shed 440 jobs
Business Recovery

Government bankruptcy chiefs shed 440 jobs

13y Rachael Singh

Government bankruptcy chiefs shed 440 jobs

Staff rush to take redundancy as government cuts hit the Official Receiver Read More...

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More than 400 jobs go at Insolvency Service
Business Recovery

More than 400 jobs go at Insolvency Service

13y Rachael Singh

More than 400 jobs go at Insolvency Service

Insolvency Service to cut 440 jobs but receives 680 applications for voluntary redundancy Read More...

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Dealing with accountants with debt problems
People In Practice

Dealing with accountants with debt problems

13y Rachael Singh

Dealing with accountants with debt problems

Accountant, heal thyself: You would think the last person that needs financial advice would be an accountant – Think again Read More...

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Two firms shut down by Insolvency Service
Accounting Firms

Two firms shut down by Insolvency Service

13y Rachael Singh

Two firms shut down by Insolvency Service

Sunday Solutions and Bradbury & Co were forced into liquidation following an Insolvency Service investigation into its umbrella tax scheme Read Mo...

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Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business

13y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business

Investigators from government body Insolvency Service shut down an assisted bankruptcy business Read More...

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Video: Insolvency Service to grant bankruptcy orders?
Business Recovery

Video: Insolvency Service to grant bankruptcy orders?

14y Accountancy Age

Video: Insolvency Service to grant bankruptcy orde...

Should the power to grant bankruptcies move from the courts to the Insolvency Service? Read More...

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Insolvency Service should replace courts
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service should replace courts

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service should replace courts

Decisions on bankruptcy orders should be passed to the Insolvency Service replacing the courts according to a recent consultation Read More...

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Corporate insolvencies to fall in third quarter
Business Recovery

Corporate insolvencies to fall in third quarter

14y Rachael Singh

Corporate insolvencies to fall in third quarter

Credit reference agency Graydon UK predicts company failures to fall in Q3, however, 2011 could see corporate insolvencies increase Read More...

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Exeter accountant banned as director
Accounting Firms

Exeter accountant banned as director

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Exeter accountant banned as director

Insolvency Service bans Exeter accountant Bill White from acting as a director Read More...

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19% drop in corporate insolvencies in Q2 2010
Business Recovery

19% drop in corporate insolvencies in Q2 2010

14y Rachael Singh

19% drop in corporate insolvencies in Q2 2010

Corporate insolvencies fell 19.1% compared to a year earlier according to Insolvency Service figures, however, CVAs continue to increase Read More...

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Role of the insolvency practitioner could be reduced
Business Recovery

Role of the insolvency practitioner could be reduced

14y Rachael Singh

Role of the insolvency practitioner could be reduc...

The Insolvency Service has launched a restructuring moratorium consultation which could see the role of the IP reduced Read More...

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Insolvency Service to cut number of investigations
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service to cut number of investigations

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service to cut number of investigations

Insolvency regulator will reduce the number of investigations on businesses and directors as part of the government's promise to cut public spending R...

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Insolvency Service to slash budget by 11%
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service to slash budget by 11%

14y Gavin Hinks

Insolvency Service to slash budget by 11%

Investigations will be reduced but no jobs to go Read More...

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Insolvency Service delays IT shutdown for second time
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service delays IT shutdown for second time

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service delays IT shutdown for second t...

The Insolvency Service IT downtime has been delayed for a second time, with the government body hoping it will go ahead in August Read More...

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Insolvency Service backs OFT claim that practitioners charge too much
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service backs OFT claim that practitioners charge too much

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service backs OFT claim that practition...

Insolvency Service head Edward Davey agrees with Office of Fair Trading (OFT) report into corporate insolvencies which shows practitioner fees can be ...

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OFT wants "far-reaching reform" of corporate insolvency regime
Business Recovery

OFT wants "far-reaching reform" of corporate insolvency regime

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

OFT wants "far-reaching reform" of corporate insol...

Corporate insolvency regulation reform needed, says the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Read More...

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Insolvency Service IT upgrade delayed
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service IT upgrade delayed

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service IT upgrade delayed

Plans to shut down Insolvency Service's technology for ten days is pushed back by more than two weeks Read More...

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Insolvency Service system upgrade will hit creditors
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service system upgrade will hit creditors

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service system upgrade will hit credito...

All major online services will be disrupted when Insolvency Service shuts down its IT systems for ten days to carry out an £82m upgrade Read More...

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Insolvency watchdog under fire
Business Recovery

Insolvency watchdog under fire

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency watchdog under fire

Insolvency Service needs to change its disciplinary procedures to become an effective watchdog, according to insolvency professionals Read More...

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Official Receiver goes offline for 10 days
Business Recovery

Official Receiver goes offline for 10 days

14y Rachael Singh

Official Receiver goes offline for 10 days

£82m IT project takes the Insolvency Service offline between 2 July - 12 July Read More...

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Insolvency stats: administrations continue to fall
Business Recovery

Insolvency stats: administrations continue to fall

14y Rachael Singh

Insolvency stats: administrations continue to fall

Companies may see the light at the end of the tunnel, but personal insolvencies continue upward trend Read More...

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