Travel company Thomas Cook collapses after bailout attempt

Business Travel company Thomas Cook collapses after bailout attempt

5y Leanna Reeves

Travel company Thomas Cook collapses after bailout...

Thomas Cook folds after 178 years in trading. Read More...

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Kingston Smith & Partners appointed trustees in bankruptcy of ex-Newcastle United footballer

Business Recovery Kingston Smith & Partners appointed trustees in bankruptcy of ex-Newcastle United footballer

6y Accountancy Age

Kingston Smith & Partners appointed trustees in ba...

Partner Michaela Hall and insolvency practitioner Christopher Purkiss of Kingston Smith & Partners have been appointed as trustees to the bankruptcy e...

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Assistant accountant handed an 11-year Bankruptcy Restrictions Order

People Practice Assistant accountant handed an 11-year Bankruptcy Restrictions Order

8y Richard Crump, Writer

Assistant accountant handed an 11-year Bankruptcy ...

Assistant Accountant handed an 11-year Bankruptcy Restrictions Order for misappropriating funds Read More...

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Begbies Traynor hop onto ex-Socceroo skipper bankruptcy

More News Begbies Traynor hop onto ex-Socceroo skipper bankruptcy

8y Chris Warmoll, Writer

Begbies Traynor hop onto ex-Socceroo skipper bankr...

Former Blackburn, West Ham and Australia captain Lucas Neill enters bankruptcy proceedings Read More...

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R3 calls for creditor 'breathing space' to help turn companies around

Accounting Standards R3 calls for creditor 'breathing space' to help turn companies around

8y Chris Warmoll, Writer

R3 calls for creditor 'breathing space' to help tu...

A short moratorium will give struggling companies a chance to be open with their creditors and negotiate a way out of their problems transparently, sa...

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R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptcy regime

Business Recovery R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptcy regime

8y Chris Warmoll, Writer

R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptc...

Applications will now be assessed by a government adjudicator rather than a judge Read More...

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Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s play

Audit Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s play

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s...

A secondary school student in Barcelona, spotted discrepancies in Abengoa accounts - apparently overlooked by auditors Deloitte Read More...

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Former Scots Tory party treasurer hit with bankruptcy restrictions

Business Recovery Former Scots Tory party treasurer hit with bankruptcy restrictions

9y Richard Crump, Writer

Former Scots Tory party treasurer hit with bankrup...

Scotland's insolvency service secures 66 month Bankruptcy Restrictions Order against Malcolm Scott Read More...

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Administrations ‘flat-line’ as personal insolvencies hit low

Business Recovery Administrations ‘flat-line’ as personal insolvencies hit low

9y Richard Crump, Writer

Administrations ‘flat-line’ as personal insolvenci...

Business environment for insolvency practitioners worsens with fewer company and personal insolvencies between April and June, official figures show R...

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blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy hearing

Legal blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy hearing

9y Chris Warmoll, Writer

blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy...

Stephen Harvey's departure marks a triple whammy for the Exeter-based business, which has now lost its third finance chief in two years Read More...

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Company and personal insolvencies sink to pre-recession lows

Business Recovery Company and personal insolvencies sink to pre-recession lows

9y Richard Crump, Writer

Company and personal insolvencies sink to pre-rece...

Total company and personal insolvencies hit new lows, but practitioners believe levels could rise over the next two years Read More...

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MacIntyre Hudson appointed trustee for bankrupt England goalkeeper

Accounting Firms MacIntyre Hudson appointed trustee for bankrupt England goalkeeper

9y Richard Crump, Writer

MacIntyre Hudson appointed trustee for bankrupt En...

MHA MacIntyre Hudson partner Mick Sanders appointed trustee in bankruptcy for former England international goalkeeper David James Read More...

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Bankruptcies hit lowest quarterly level in 15 years

Business Recovery Bankruptcies hit lowest quarterly level in 15 years

9y Richard Crump, Writer

Bankruptcies hit lowest quarterly level in 15 year...

Insolvency Service figures show bankruptcy orders reach lowest level since 1999 Read More...

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PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

Accounting Firms PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

10y Richard Crump, Writer

PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

PwC's advice on "repurchase-to-maturity" transactions was a substantial cause of the 2011 collapse of MF Global, judge claims Read More...

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Bank raiding powers could put HMRC at top of insolvency pecking order

Business Recovery Bank raiding powers could put HMRC at top of insolvency pecking order

10y Rachael Singh, Writer

Bank raiding powers could put HMRC at top of insol...

Will HMRC’s new bank raiding powers see insolvency practitioners pursuing it for funds taken illegally in the event of bankruptcy? Read More...

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HMRC in “corporate corruption” - tycoon’s estranged wife

Personal Tax HMRC in “corporate corruption” - tycoon’s estranged wife

11y Calum Fuller, Reporter

HMRC in “corporate corruption” - tycoon’s estrange...

The wife of property and telecoms tycoon Scot Young claims HMRC gave her husband "bizarre support" in divorce proceedings Read More...

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Bankruptcies continue to fall

Business Recovery Bankruptcies continue to fall

11y Rachael Singh, Writer

Bankruptcies continue to fall

Individual insolvencies continue to decline with simplified bankruptcy process DROs, proving more popular than bankruptcies for third consecutive quar...

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Insolvency profession wins battle against legal cost reforms

Business Recovery Insolvency profession wins battle against legal cost reforms

11y Rachael Singh, Writer

Insolvency profession wins battle against legal co...

The insolvency profession will be exempt from a clampdown on no-win no-fee litigation cases, bringing an end to a long running battle between the prof...

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Simplified bankruptcies over-take traditional ones for first time

Business Recovery Simplified bankruptcies over-take traditional ones for first time

11y Rachael Singh, Writer

Simplified bankruptcies over-take traditional ones...

Bankruptcy takes a back seat to Debt Relief Orders for the first time since its introduction Read More...

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Ex-Bridge partner declared bankrupt

People In Practice Ex-Bridge partner declared bankrupt

12y Rachael Singh, Writer

Ex-Bridge partner declared bankrupt

Collapsed insovlency firm Bridge Business Recovery founder James Bradney files for bankruptcy Read More...

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Bankruptcies continue to fall in the UK

Business Recovery Bankruptcies continue to fall in the UK

12y Rachael Singh, Writer

Bankruptcies continue to fall in the UK

Personal insolvency down but simplified bankruptcy gains popularity Read More...

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Government radically overhauls practitioners' rota system

Accounting Firms Government radically overhauls practitioners' rota system

12y Rachael Singh, Writer

Government radically overhauls practitioners' rota...

The Official Receivers' IP rota faces big changes, with the divvying out of cases set to be completely overhauled Read More...

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Accountant “faked bankruptcy” to dodge divorce settlement

People Business Accountant “faked bankruptcy” to dodge divorce settlement

12y Calum Fuller, Reporter

Accountant “faked bankruptcy” to dodge divorce set...

A millionaire accountant is said to have faked bankruptcy in order to avoid paying his wife a dicorce settlement Read More...

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Personal insolvencies continue downward trend

Business Recovery Personal insolvencies continue downward trend

12y Rachael Singh, Writer

Personal insolvencies continue downward trend

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

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Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded

Business Recovery Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded

12y Kevin Reed, Writer

Hacker Young's Andronikou severely reprimanded

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

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High Court rules bankrupts must hand over pensions

Business Recovery High Court rules bankrupts must hand over pensions

12y Rachel Dalton

High Court rules bankrupts must hand over pensions

A High Court judge ruled today that bankrupts could be forced to draw their pensions and hand them over to their creditors Read More...

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Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

People Business Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

12y Accountancy Age

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 Read More...

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