Money troubles lead to mint administration
Business Recovery

Money troubles lead to mint administration

23y Larry Schlesinger

Money troubles lead to mint administration

KPMG has been appointed administrators of the Birmingham Mint, makers of euro coins. Read More...

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Hamilton's house dispute ends
Business Recovery

Hamilton's house dispute ends

23y Adriana Zea

Hamilton's house dispute ends

Long-running battle between bankruptcy trustee and the Hamiltons ends with sale of their £1.25m mansion Neil Hamilton's trustee in bankruptcy has obta...

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Leeds manager to be liquidated
Business Recovery

Leeds manager to be liquidated

23y Adriana Zea

Leeds manager to be liquidated

Leeds United's management company, World Sports Solutions, is in the throes of appointing liquidators after announcing it was unable to continue tradi...

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$80bn loss for WorldCom
Business Recovery

$80bn loss for WorldCom

23y AccountancyAge.com

$80bn loss for WorldCom

US telecoms giant WorldCom, which was the subject of the biggest fraud in corporate history has posted an $80bn (£50bn) net loss for the month on Dece...

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Swansea appoints Robson Rhodes administrators
Business Recovery

Swansea appoints Robson Rhodes administrators

23y Adriana Zea

Swansea appoints Robson Rhodes administrators

Troubles stemming from the reorganisation of the Welsh Rugby Union have prompting Swansea rugby club to call in RSM Robson Rhodes as administrators. R...

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Big banks accused of bullying IPs
Business Recovery

Big banks accused of bullying IPs

23y Adriana Zea

Big banks accused of bullying IPs

A row has erupted after the big banks were accused of bullying business recovery professionals into giving them preferential status over other credito...

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Budget sold to competitor Avis
Business Recovery

Budget sold to competitor Avis

23y Adriana Zea

Budget sold to competitor Avis

Budget Rent-A--Car International has been sold to its competitor Avis in the first UK administration of a US-registered company. Read More...

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US company files for bankruptcy in UK
Business Recovery

US company files for bankruptcy in UK

23y Adriana Zea

US company files for bankruptcy in UK

An historical legal decision was made last month over the insolvency of Budget Rent A Car's European Middle East and African (EMEA) operations when th...

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Ahold in another accounting error
Business Recovery

Ahold in another accounting error

23y Liesbeth Evers

Ahold in another accounting error

Dutch supermarket concern Ahold has incorrectly consolidated the results of Scandinavian subsidiary ICA, thus beefing up its operating results. Read M...

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American Airlines nears chapter 11
Business Recovery

American Airlines nears chapter 11

23y AccountancyAge.com

American Airlines nears chapter 11

American Airlines is this morning reported to be close to filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company's losses mount. Read More...

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Business failures to reach 10-year high
Business Recovery

Business failures to reach 10-year high

23y Liesbeth Evers

Business failures to reach 10-year high

Fear of war and lack of customer confidence are among the factors that will cause 70,000 businesses to fold in the next three years, predicts BDO Stoy...

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Ban on accountants' liquidation work rejected
Business Recovery

Ban on accountants' liquidation work rejected

24y our parliamentary staff

Ban on accountants' liquidation work rejected

The government have flatly rejected legislation to enforce a ban on reporting accountants being appointed as liquidator of an insolvent company. Read ...

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Online auction for Arrows
Business Recovery

Online auction for Arrows

24y Adriana Zea

Online auction for Arrows

Formula One team Arrows is set to become the first racing team to be auctioned on the internet after administrators at PKF failed to raise enough mone...

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TUPE reforms may hamper business recovery
Business Recovery

TUPE reforms may hamper business recovery

24y Adriana Zea

TUPE reforms may hamper business recovery

Failing businesses could be even harder to rescue because of proposed changes to laws affecting the transfer of employees from one company to another,...

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Baker Tilly partner takes charge at Leicester City
Business Recovery

Baker Tilly partner takes charge at Leicester City

24y Adriana Zea

Baker Tilly partner takes charge at Leicester City

Leicester City FC has appointed a Baker Tilly partner as its new chief executive. Read More...

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There's nothing heavenly about Divine
Business Recovery

There's nothing heavenly about Divine

24y Larry Schlesinger

There's nothing heavenly about Divine

Enterprise solutions provider Divine Solutions UK has followed its Chicago-based parent company into administration, following the appointment of a pa...

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Divine: Parallels with Enron
Business Recovery

Divine: Parallels with Enron

24y Damian Wild

Divine: Parallels with Enron

The Securities and Exchange Commission is the top financial regulator in the US: to borrow president Bush's hackneyed phrase, it looks after the inves...

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R3 attacks rogue debt advisers
Business Recovery

R3 attacks rogue debt advisers

24y Adriana Zea

R3 attacks rogue debt advisers

The problem of rogue debt advisers is putting the government under pressure to conduct a formal review of financial counselling services as the number...

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Casson Beckman partner receives record fine
Business Recovery

Casson Beckman partner receives record fine

24y Adriana Zea

Casson Beckman partner receives record fine

Casson Beckman partner John Bennett has received a £75,000 fine and could be barred from practice for ten years after having his insolvency licence re...

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Preferred bidder named for Port Vale
Business Recovery

Preferred bidder named for Port Vale

24y Adriana Zea

Preferred bidder named for Port Vale

Port Vale fans' group Valiant 2001 has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the Nationwide second division football club after administrators at Po...

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Public stigma for bankrupts remains
Business Recovery

Public stigma for bankrupts remains

24y Adriana Zea

Public stigma for bankrupts remains

Consumers do not believe the stigma of being bankrupt should be removed straight away, despite recent government attempts to create a friendlier rescu...

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US personal bankruptcies rocket up
Business Recovery

US personal bankruptcies rocket up

24y AccountancyAge.com

US personal bankruptcies rocket up

US personal bankruptcy filings for 2002 have increased by 6% on 2001 figures to a record 1.5 million, a federal agency has announced. Read More...

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MobilCom founder declares himself insolvent
Business Recovery

MobilCom founder declares himself insolvent

24y Accountancy Age

MobilCom founder declares himself insolvent

Gerhard Schmid, the founder and former chairman of German telecom MobilCom, has filed for insolvency in a court in northern Germany. Read More...

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TWR follows Arrows into receivership
Business Recovery

TWR follows Arrows into receivership

24y Larry Schlesinger

TWR follows Arrows into receivership

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed administrative receivers to the TWR Group, owned by Tom Walkinshow, whose Arrows Formula One team is already...

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Leicester City sold to Lineker Consortium
Business Recovery

Leicester City sold to Lineker Consortium

24y Adriana Zea

Leicester City sold to Lineker Consortium

Leicester City football club has been saved from insolvency after being sold by Deloitte & Touch to the Lineker Consortium. Read More...

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Ford drives into new market
Business Recovery

Ford drives into new market

24y Adriana Zea

Ford drives into new market

A receivership that has sparked controversy in the automotive dealership sector has been resolved with Ford Retail UK, purchasing its first car retail...

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Time to get personal
Business Recovery

Time to get personal

24y Adriana Zea

Time to get personal

The government's insolvency figures published last week show a steady and worrying rise in the number of people declaring bankruptcy. Read More...

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