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Insolvency

Paul Clark

Duff & Phelps liquidators win $450m for Weavering Capital

Paul Clark and Geoffrey Bouchier win case against founder and others in the UK's largest hedge-fund fraud

31 May 2012

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BDO administrators to Dewey & LeBoeuf make 96 redundancies

BDO administrators to collapsed law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf make 96 layoffs in its now-defunct London office

31 May 2012

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World's largest legal failure as Dewey files for bankruptcy

Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy with BDO administrators Mark Shaw and Shay Bannon appointed to the UK and Paris operations

29 May 2012

Rangers’ administrators welcome investigation

Duff & Phelps administrators welcome an investigation from regulatory body into their conduct at collapsed Scottish club and announce sale proposals imminent

29 May 2012

Mixed fortunes as rugby and footy clubs face winding up

Four well-known sport clubs, including London Wasps, deal with winding-up orders

29 May 2012

PwC administrators face closing petrol supplier to London

Coryton, part of Petroplus Refinery, supplies 20% of London and the South-East’s petrol

29 May 2012

HMRC loses football creditor rule court battle

High Court rules against HMRC in its attempt to overturn football creditor rule

25 May 2012

Administrators to Clinton Cards make 366 redundancies

Zolfo Cooper administrators to close 44 stores resulting in 300 redundancies with a further 66 staff culled from the head office operations

24 May 2012

Court ruling could herald universal insolvency approach

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether foreign court rulings in insolvency matters can be enforced in England and Wales

23 May 2012

R3: Regulator failing to address pre-pack concerns

Insolvency body president pleads with regulator to move reports on from box-ticking exercise

16 May 2012

Supreme Court shines a light on cross-border insolvency

Two appeals have been joined together to form a mammoth Supreme Court case: can another country impose their insolvency will on the UK?

15 May 2012

21 IPs reported for pre-pack non-compliance in 2011

Non-compliance of pre-packs sees 21 practitioners reported in 2011 compared to just 15 in 2010.

15 May 2012

Insolvency’s answer to Strictly crowns winner

Duff & Phelps partner walks away with the glitterball trophy leaving MHA, Deloitte and Smith & Williamson partners in their wake

10 May 2012

Zolfo Cooper administrators called to Clinton Cards

Three Zolfo Cooper partners take on administration of collapsed card retailer which has more than 750 stores and about 8,000 staff

09 May 2012

Tide of insolvencies still to envelop UK

Insolvency statistics don’t always paint an accurate picture, explains R3 president Lee Manning

04 May 2012

Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded

ICAEW severely reprimands and fines UHY Hacker Young's Andrew Andronikou over client proceedings

04 May 2012

Corporate insolvencies fall 1.8% on last year

Nearly 1,300 corporate insolvencies in Q1 2012, according to the Insolvency Service

04 May 2012

FRP administrators arrange sale in principle of Aquascutum

Administrators of international fashion house Aquascutum arrange deal with Hong Kong listed business to buy the brand and assets but not the factory

03 May 2012

Insolvency profession to unite on disciplinary measures

Draft proposals on a common approach to reprimanding practitioners will be discussed at next meeting of licensing bodies and regulator

01 May 2012

Deloitte partner begins presidency at trade body

Lee Manning begins his role as president of insolvency trade body R3

27 Apr 2012

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Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

CABA's Wendy Saunders and CEO Kath Haines

Feature: Inside the Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association

After seeing a 70% rise in demand, Calum Fuller visited the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association to learn more about its efforts to provide support

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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