Insolvency & Law Blog

Section 127 of the Insolvency Act: Stop Spending If You Receive a Winding Up Petition

By admin | Jan 14, 2011 | Comments Off on Section 127 of the Insolvency Act: Stop Spending If You Receive a Winding Up Petition

If you’re a business owner and expecting difficult financial times ahead, now’s the time to educate yourself on insolvency legislation…

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What’s More Important: Managing Debt or Bad Practice?

By admin | Jan 14, 2011 | Comments Off on What’s More Important: Managing Debt or Bad Practice?

Last year, I advised a company that went bust owing £100,000. The Insolvency Service sought to have the company’s director…

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Supermarkets Beating Pubs and Bars in the UK Alcohol War

By admin | Jan 9, 2011 | Comments Off on Supermarkets Beating Pubs and Bars in the UK Alcohol War

Small and independent alcohol retailers should be concerned by a new study which found the number of failing bar and…

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Creditors Voluntary Liquidations Will Be Popular in 2011

By admin | Jan 9, 2011 | Comments Off on Creditors Voluntary Liquidations Will Be Popular in 2011

Thousands of struggling company owners will voluntarily close their businesses this year, and most of those that do will use…

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Always Read the Small Print of Finance Agreements – the Devil’s in the Detail

By admin | Jan 9, 2011 | Comments Off on Always Read the Small Print of Finance Agreements – the Devil’s in the Detail

Over the past year, Yorkshire businessman Keith Elliot has launched a campaign to highlight what he claims are unscrupulous banking…

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New HMRC Scheme Punishes Small Businesses Owners

By admin | Jan 9, 2011 | Comments Off on New HMRC Scheme Punishes Small Businesses Owners

Up to two million small and medium sized business that fail to keep up-to-date records and are likely to pay…

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Is Vince Cable Brave Enough to Take on the Insolvency Industry?

By admin | Dec 27, 2010 | Comments Off on Is Vince Cable Brave Enough to Take on the Insolvency Industry?

When we blogged about David Cameron’s u-turn on insolvency reform back in October, who would’ve imagined that Business Secretary Vince…

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