Government to improve insolvent redundancy consultations
Business Recovery

Government to improve insolvent redundancy consultations

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Government to improve insolvent redundancy consult...

Insolvency Services launches call for evidence on how to improve conflicts between insolvency and employment law Read More...

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Law firm partner joins pre-pack pool stakeholder group
Legal

Law firm partner joins pre-pack pool stakeholder group

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Law firm partner joins pre-pack pool stakeholder g...

DWF partner and head of the financial services appointed to pre-pack pool set up following government-commissioned review Read More...

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Opinion: Insolvency fee plan will help provide transparency and show value
Business Recovery

Opinion: Insolvency fee plan will help provide transparency and show value

9y Accountancy Age

Opinion: Insolvency fee plan will help provide tra...

Business minister Jo Swinson says a more structured, controlled, fee plan for the insolvency profession will provide transparency for creditors, and a...

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Estimated insolvency costs introduced by government
Business Recovery

Estimated insolvency costs introduced by government

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Estimated insolvency costs introduced by governmen...

Estimated fees for undertaking an insolvency will need to be produced as part of a transparency and value drive, according to business minister Jo Swi...

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Government must address insolvency and employment law conflicts
Business Recovery

Government must address insolvency and employment law conflicts

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Government must address insolvency and employment ...

When a BIS commons select committee meets to discuss insolvency regulation, it could do much worse than to take a long, hard look at conflicts between...

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USC administration to be investigated by the Insolvency Service
Accounting Firms

USC administration to be investigated by the Insolvency Service

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

USC administration to be investigated by the Insol...

Administrators for retailer USC come under investigation following pre-pack Read More...

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Kubik among first sanctions to be publicised by Insolvency Service
Business Recovery

Kubik among first sanctions to be publicised by Insolvency Service

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Kubik among first sanctions to be publicised by In...

Insolvency Service starts publicising sanctions against IPs with Kubik, Hatch and Paylor first to be highlighted by the government body Read More...

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IPs’ work famine set to persist in 2015
Business Recovery

IPs’ work famine set to persist in 2015

9y Richard Crump , Writer

IPs’ work famine set to persist in 2015

Administrations and personal insolvencies fall to new lows, Insolvency Service data finds Read More...

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New chief executive appointed at the Insolvency Service
People In Practice

New chief executive appointed at the Insolvency Service

9y Richard Crump , Writer

New chief executive appointed at the Insolvency Se...

Insolvency Service names Sarah Albon as new chief executive as it implements a five-year strategy Read More...

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Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ahead of HMRC
Administration

Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ahead of HMRC

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Claims consultant banned for compensating himself ...

Claims consultant Richard Render disqualified as a company director for six years for failing to pay tax but paying himself instead Read More...

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Bankruptcies hit lowest quarterly level in 15 years
Business Recovery

Bankruptcies hit lowest quarterly level in 15 years

10y 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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Former Rangers owner Whyte in 15-year directorship ban
Business Recovery

Former Rangers owner Whyte in 15-year directorship ban

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Former Rangers owner Whyte in 15-year directorship...

Craig Whyte banned from holding company directorships after the Insolvency Service holds he acted without consultation with fellow directors Read More...

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Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry group
Business Recovery

Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry group

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Kahn ‘steps down' from ICAEW's special industry gr...

Neville Kahn, of whom Vince Cable called on the ICAEW to investigate, quits the institute's special interest insolvency group Read More...

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Complaints against insolvency practitioners rise 25%
Business Recovery

Complaints against insolvency practitioners rise 25%

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Complaints against insolvency practitioners rise 2...

Insolvency complaints gateway receives 941 complaints in year since its launch Read More...

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Deloitte accused of costing taxpayers £50m for botched administrations
Accounting Firms

Deloitte accused of costing taxpayers £50m for botched administrations

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte accused of costing taxpayers £50m for bot...

Big Four firm involved in more 20 administrations where it failed to correctly make workers redundant, IS numbers show Read More...

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Administrations hit lowest level since 2005
Business Recovery

Administrations hit lowest level since 2005

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Administrations hit lowest level since 2005

Insolvency Service figures show company administrations hit lowest level since the first quarter of 2005 Read More...

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Insolvency profession says fee changes will see fewer rescues
Business Recovery

Insolvency profession says fee changes will see fewer rescues

10y Rachael Singh

Insolvency profession says fee changes will see fe...

Three-quarters of IPs believe fixed-fees will lead to them taking fewer cases, while 64% think it will reduce the number of business rescues Read More...

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Insolvency Service increases fees by more than 7%
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service increases fees by more than 7%

10y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service increases fees by more than 7%

Price for bankruptcy and compulsory winding up proceedings increase an average of 7.5% Read More...

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EC to roll out Chapter 11 style insolvency across Europe
Business Recovery

EC to roll out Chapter 11 style insolvency across Europe

10y Rachael Singh

EC to roll out Chapter 11 style insolvency across ...

European Commission approves new approach to business rescue and insolvencies giving more chances to entrepreneurs Read More...

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Fee & regulatory reform: Insolvency Service inspired by FRC
Accounting Standards

Fee & regulatory reform: Insolvency Service inspired by FRC

10y Rachael Singh

Fee & regulatory reform: Insolvency Service inspir...

The Insolvency Service proposes regulating both professional bodies and practitioners, as well as drive efficiency through capping fees, but why are t...

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Corporate and personal insolvencies fall, but hide true picture
Business Recovery

Corporate and personal insolvencies fall, but hide true picture

10y Rachael Singh

Corporate and personal insolvencies fall, but hide...

Banks failing to call in debts and individuals using payday loans skewer government statistics Read More...

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Interview: Insolvency Service deputy CEO Graham Horne
Business Recovery

Interview: Insolvency Service deputy CEO Graham Horne

10y Rachael Singh

Interview: Insolvency Service deputy CEO Graham Ho...

Insolvency Service deputy chief executive Graham Horne explains why the book on insolvency law is being thrown out the window Read More...

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Government registry of beneficial ownership to come in
Business Regulation

Government registry of beneficial ownership to come in

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Government registry of beneficial ownership to com...

David Cameron announces register of UK company owners Read More...

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Consultation to simplify insolvency process launched
Business Regulation

Consultation to simplify insolvency process launched

11y Rachael Singh

Consultation to simplify insolvency process launch...

Proposals to simplify Insolvency Rules such as allowing electronic submissions is launched by the Insolvency Service Read More...

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Action against unlawful “phoenix” companies doubles
Business Recovery

Action against unlawful “phoenix” companies doubles

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Action against unlawful “phoenix” companies double...

The number of cases launched against company directors involving 'phoenix companies' doubles in 12 months Read More...

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BDO hands Farepak creditor payment to Insolvency Service
Business Recovery

BDO hands Farepak creditor payment to Insolvency Service

11y Rachael Singh

BDO hands Farepak creditor payment to Insolvency S...

Insolvency Service handed outstanding dividend payments from BDO liquidators to Farepak Read More...

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Wakefield accountant banned for 14 years
Accounting Firms

Wakefield accountant banned for 14 years

11y Rachael Singh

Wakefield accountant banned for 14 years

Darren Upton receives 14 year ban from being a company director for swindling client funds designated for the taxman Read More...

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