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Breaking: HMRC loses football creditor rule court battle

High Court rules against HMRC in 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

Rangers

Battle erupts between BBC and Rangers’ administrators

BBC alleges Rangers administrators are conflicted in their role, which they deny. Administrators are now considering legal action

24 May 2012

Portsmouth administrators line up Balram Chainrai for sale

PKF administrators reveal that former owner Balram Chainrai has been the only bidder to the collapsed club so far

21 May 2012

Mercer & Hole steps in at footwear retailer Masai

Administrators brought in to footwear business after its parent firm files for bankruptcy

18 May 2012

Administrators to close 350 Clintons stores

Joint administrators from Zolfo Cooper find "untenable" Clinton Cards stores

17 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

Fines against IPs increase fivefold in 2011

Fines against insolvency practitioners increase nearly five times in 2011 compared with 2010

16 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

Lawyer takes IPA presidency

Solicitor Edward Bible takes Insolvency Practitioners Association presidency but FRP Advisory and Begbies Traynor partners hot on his heels

14 May 2012

FRP administrators sell Aquascutum

Hong Kong owner of Aquascutum brand, buys the UK business

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

Ex-R3 president joins Baker Tilly

Steven Law takes a partnership role in Baker Tilly’s insolvency and restructuring team

09 May 2012

Kingston Smith administrator saves 153 jobs

Administrator sells family business back to management

09 May 2012

Lehman administrators bring payment to creditors forward

PwC administrators receive High Court backing to bring forward the date at which unsecured creditor claims must be submitted

08 May 2012

Worldspreads administrators rack-up £900,000 in two months

KPMG administrator fees around £900,000 for just less than two months work with creditors likely to receive 30p – 35p for every pound owed

08 May 2012

Personal insolvencies continue downward trend

Bankruptcies fall compared to same period last year but Debt Relief Orders and IVAs continue to grow in popularity

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

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

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

Managers must spot signs of staff stress

Learn to identify the symptoms of stress in your team, urges CABA

The Practitioner: Staff sit-down shocker

The Practitioner has plenty to think about after a senior staff member reveals the pair haven't 'chatted' for quite a while...

Time for consulting to re-balance?

Despite robust performance in 2011, the consulting industry must reduce its reliance on financial services clients, says Alan Leaman

businessman steps forward

Tax: Don't go back in the future

Forget retrospection and instead put the GAAR together properly to create certainty for business, says Gary Richards

CIMA and ICAEW accounts: all in the presentation

Fully transparent, or just one for the accountants? asks Kevin Reed

TS recalls Pet's star Healy's close links to HMRC

Tim Healy's recent run-in with the taxman isn't his only dealing with HMRC, TS recalls...

Colin: Cost-cutting a step too far

Finance function takes its toll at BBC offices

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