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F1 Racing Team Lotus, faces creditor pressure with a winding up petition
Big Insolvency news this week as one of the leading Formula 1 teams, Lotus, has been issued with a creditors winding up petition. Lotus were summoned to appear in the Companies Court on Monday 6th July and managed to have the hearing delayed for 2 weeks, so they can have some time to negotiate with…
Read MoreInsolvency & Law nominated for “Insolvency and restructuring firm of the year 2015
Insolvency & Law are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for the prestigious “Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2015” in the “Insolvency and Restructuring Firm of the Year” category. http://legalawards.lawyer-monthly.com/ “The Legal Awards” has been recognising achievement and success in the UK legal industry since 2009 and past winners of the prestigious award have…
Read MoreHMRC Targets SMEs, But Ignores Corporate Tax-Dodgers
Restaurateurs and other small business owners are being targeted by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as part of a national crackdown on tax evasion. Over the next few weeks, specialist tax inspection teams will pursue restaurants with intensive sting operations across London, Manchester, Liverpool, Cumbria and parts of and Scotland.
Read MoreWhy Didn’t Insolvency Service Prosecute MG Rover’s Phoenix Four?
The former directors of MG Rover Group (MGRG), who pocketed over £40 million as the company spiralled into administration, should have been punished with lengthy disqualifications forcing them into early retirement and out of business management. Instead, Peter Beale, John Towers, Nick Stephenson and John Edwards – known as the ‘Phoenix Four’ – received bans…
Read More£200,000 Chantrey Vellacott Thief Should Have Gone to Prison
Garry Hacker, an insolvency practitioner who stole over £200,000 from clients and insolvency estates and put the money into his accounts, has been sacked from veteran accountancy firm Chantrey Vellacott and had his licence removed. At a disciplinary tribunal hearing led by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Hacker admitted transferring…
Read MoreHow to Protect Customer Deposits Without New Legislation
Britain must have new legislation to ensure cash from deposits and voucher sales is returned to customers when a retailer goes into administration, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). The call follows the recent insolvencies of retailers such as music chain Zavvi and furniture supplier MFI where customers lost cash paid…
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