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Ashbrookes Group Limited/ John Street- New Capital Link
Ashbrookes Inspired/Ashbrookes Group Limited (the trading name for Arimco Ltd) first came to our attention in 2022 when we identified a Loan Note (LN) product that Castle Trust & Management Services Ltd were providing Security Trustee services for. This was allegedly distributed exclusively by Intelligent Distribution, the introducing company led by Sonali Craddock and Charles…
Read MoreBeginner’s Guide to Corporate Insolvency
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Read MoreNew reforms are great, but who protects unsecured creditors?
In a controversial speech to the Insolvency Practitioner’s Association earlier this year, Court of Appeal judge Lord Justice Jackson (best-known for his 2010 report into civil litigation costs) made several recommendations, which Justice Secretary Michael Gove has already begun to implement. As a result, from 1 April 2016, unsuccessful defendants will no longer be held…
Read MoreDid Sir Philip Green asset-strip BHS and cause its collapse?
Giving evidence to a government inquiry recently, Sir Philip Green claimed to have worked diligently to avoid one of his best-known retail brands going into liquidation. Nevertheless, the Insolvency Service must establish if Sir Philip had asset-stripped BHS and caused its collapse. Last month, fashion tycoon Sir Philip appeared before the Business, Innovation and Skills…
Read MoreInsolvency & Law Shortlisted for “Insolvency and Restructuring Firm of the Year 2016″ award
London-based magazine Finance Monthly, which is distributed to more than 100,000 readers across the globe, recently shortlisted Insolvency & Law (I&L) in the category of British ‘Insolvency and Restructuring firm of the year, as part of the eighth annual Finance Monthly Global Awards. To celebrate the nomination, below, I&L director Peter Murray shares his thoughts…
Read MoreWhy winding up petitions are more efficient than county courts
We recently spoke with a client who for the previous three months had been chasing a customer with an outstanding invoice of just over £50,000. The client was considering litigation in the county court to retrieve the money and I suggested that a quicker and more cost-effective route might be to issue a winding-up petition.…
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