Insolvency & Law Blog

New reforms are great, but who protects unsecured creditors?

By admin | Jul 19, 2016 | Comments Off on New 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…

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Did Sir Philip Green asset-strip BHS and cause its collapse?

By admin | Jul 11, 2016 | Comments Off on Did Sir Philip Green asset-strip BHS and cause its collapse?
Sir Philip Green BHS

Giving evidence to a government inquiry recently, Sir Philip Green claimed to have worked diligently to avoid one of his…

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Insolvency & Law Shortlisted for “Insolvency and Restructuring Firm of the Year 2016″ award

By admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Comments Off on Insolvency & Law Shortlisted for “Insolvency and Restructuring Firm of the Year 2016″ award
Insolvency and Restructuring Firm of the Year

London-based magazine Finance Monthly, which is distributed to more than 100,000 readers across the globe, recently shortlisted Insolvency & Law…

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Why winding up petitions are more efficient than county courts

By admin | Apr 14, 2016 | Comments Off on Why winding up petitions are more efficient than county courts
Why 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…

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How to ensure your winding up petition is not dismissed or withdrawn

By admin | Mar 30, 2016 | Comments Off on How to ensure your winding up petition is not dismissed or withdrawn
Ensure your winding up petition is not dismissed

Some time ago, we presented a winding up petition to a company that owed one of our clients £50k. Upon…

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How should builders and tradesmen collect overdue debts?

By admin | Feb 22, 2016 | Comments Off on How should builders and tradesmen collect overdue debts?
How should builders and tradesmen collect overdue debts?

According to figures released by the Office of National Statistics, the building and construction industry contracted 1.9% in the third…

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Construction sector suffers the most as UK SME’s are owed £67bn in unpaid invoices.

By admin | Sep 29, 2015 | Comments Off on Construction sector suffers the most as UK SME’s are owed £67bn in unpaid invoices.
Late invoice payments

According to a report published by the ABFA (Assets Based Finance Association) the UK SME’s are owed over £67.4billion in…

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