Posts Tagged ‘Insolvency’
Creditors vulnerable without winding-up petitions
The UK Government’s decision to extend the temporary restrictions on statutory demands and winding-up petitions for Covid-19 related debts until 31 December 2020 offers some reprieve for hundreds of thousands SMEs. However, statutory demands and winding-up petitions are essential to debt enforcement and insolvency proceedings. Consequently, it’s difficult to fathom how prohibiting creditors from engaging…
Read MoreBenefits of a pre pack administration
Expect an increase in pre-pack administrations over the next 6 months as panic-stricken company directors consider their restructuring options post lockdown. Depending on the circumstances, a pre-pack administration can offer huge benefits to the director of a profitable, but insolvent company. The procedure is a useful restructuring mechanism that helps business owners place insolvent companies…
Read MoreUnderstanding your insolvency practitioner (IP)
When attempting to restructure or liquidate a company you will need a strategy designed for your specific requirements and circumstance. Lawyers are expensive and a licensed insolvency practitioner (IP) may not be able to provide you with impartial advice. In these situations, it’s always best to seek the support and guidance of an independent professional…
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 MoreInformal Corporate Insolvency Debt Costs Creditors £5bn Every Year
An investigation into millions of collapsed British companies has found that every year, around £5bn of unpaid ‘hidden debt’ is left behind by businesses that close down without going through any formal insolvency procedure.
Read MoreInsolvency Regulation in Desperate Need of a Revamp
In July 2010, I called for an urgent review of insolvency regulation, and more than two years later there is little evidence to suggest much has changed.
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