Insolvency reform - don't cut out the courts
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Insolvency reform - don't cut out the courts

14y Accountancy Age

Insolvency reform - don't cut out the courts

Using unqualified adjudicators on bankruptcies will add cost, and offer a quasi-judiciary system, warns judge Stephen Baister Read More...

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Creditors could teach insolvency
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Creditors could teach insolvency

14y Accountancy Age

Creditors could teach insolvency

Changes to insolvency rules could force creditors to educate and engage debtors, the Insolvency Service's policy director Nick Howard explains Read Mo...

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Accountants racking up debts
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Accountants racking up debts

14y Rachael Singh

Accountants racking up debts

Charity for chartered accountants warns recession is taking its toll on accountants’ personal finances Read More...

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Scottish insolvencies to increase
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Scottish insolvencies to increase

14y Jaimie Kaffash

Scottish insolvencies to increase

PKF report predicts a rise in the number of corporate and individual insolvencies Read More...

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Consultation to remove court role in insolvencies launched
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Consultation to remove court role in insolvencies launched

15y Rachael Singh

Consultation to remove court role in insolvencies ...

Government launches consultation to streamline bankruptcy and liquidation, with courts taking a back seat Read More...

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Personal insolvencies continue to decline
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Personal insolvencies continue to decline

15y Rachael Singh

Personal insolvencies continue to decline

Bankruptcies drop 31%, according to latest Insolvency Service statistics, but DROs reach an all-time high Read More...

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R3 welcomes BIS enquiry into personal insolvency
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R3 welcomes BIS enquiry into personal insolvency

15y Rachael Singh

R3 welcomes BIS enquiry into personal insolvency

Insolvency trade body pleased by government move to shine a spotlight on debt management plans for individuals Read More...

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Creditors must step up during the insolvency process
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Creditors must step up during the insolvency process

15y John Alexander

Creditors must step up during the insolvency proce...

Unsecured creditors should use social media to have their voices heard and make their vote count, says John Alexander Read More...

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KPMG director named bankruptcy trustee to ex-UB40 front-man
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KPMG director named bankruptcy trustee to ex-UB40 front-man

15y Rachael Singh

KPMG director named bankruptcy trustee to ex-UB40 ...

KPMG director Wendy Wardell takes on the bankruptcy trustee role of former UB40 lead singer Alistair Campbell Read More...

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Accountancy students seek debt advice
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Accountancy students seek debt advice

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Accountancy students seek debt advice

Debt advice welcomed among accountancy students, according to CABA survey Read More...

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Colin: Open wide
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Colin: Open wide

15y Taking Stock

Colin: Open wide

Colin on commodities Read More

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HMRC takes tougher line on bankrupts
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HMRC takes tougher line on bankrupts

15y Rachael Singh

HMRC takes tougher line on bankrupts

Business owners entering bankruptcy proceedings face harsher treatment from the taxman Read More...

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Business-related personal bankruptcies increase
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Business-related personal bankruptcies increase

15y Jaimie Kaffash

Business-related personal bankruptcies increase

More owner-managed small businesses are going bankrupt Read More...

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Corporate insolvencies drop
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Corporate insolvencies drop

15y Rachael Singh

Corporate insolvencies drop

Company insolvencies decline but liquidations and individual figures increase Read More...

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R3 calls for bankruptcy petition threshold rise
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R3 calls for bankruptcy petition threshold rise

15y Rachael Singh

R3 calls for bankruptcy petition threshold rise

Insolvency trade body welcomes government consultation to increase creditor threshold when petitioning for debtor's bankruptcy Read More...

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Independent body should review IPs' fees
Business Recovery

Independent body should review IPs' fees

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Independent body should review IPs' fees

Debt collector calls for a new body to watch over fees charged by insolvency practitioners Read More...

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Mazars lines up PwC personal insolvency division
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Mazars lines up PwC personal insolvency division

15y Rachael Singh

Mazars lines up PwC personal insolvency division

Mazars to take on the personal insolvency practice of PwC, Accountancy Age understands Read More...

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UK bankruptcies fall 31%
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UK bankruptcies fall 31%

15y Rachael Singh

UK bankruptcies fall 31%

Personal insolvency processes declining but experts warn of greater problem being masked Read More...

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Insolvency Service increase prices
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Insolvency Service increase prices

15y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service increase prices

The government body Insolvency Service has increased prices for petitions from creditors and debtors entering into a bankruptcy, and company liquidati...

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PwC's insolvency strategy speaks volumes
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PwC's insolvency strategy speaks volumes

15y Rachael Singh

PwC's insolvency strategy speaks volumes

PwC might ditch its personal insolvency business - what does that mean for the rest of the profession? Read More...

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PwC to sell personal insolvency practice
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PwC to sell personal insolvency practice

15y Rachael Singh

PwC to sell personal insolvency practice

The firm is currently looking for buyers of its personal insolvency division. However, it will continue to take bankruptcy appointments for high net w...

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Bankrupt director spared jail
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Bankrupt director spared jail

15y Rachael Singh

Bankrupt director spared jail

Official receiver investigation uncovers breach of insolvency law Read More...

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Personal insolvencies hit record high
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Personal insolvencies hit record high

15y Rachael Singh

Personal insolvencies hit record high

Personal insolvencies hit highest figure since records began. Read More...

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Government bankruptcy chiefs shed 440 jobs
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Government bankruptcy chiefs shed 440 jobs

15y Rachael Singh

Government bankruptcy chiefs shed 440 jobs

Staff rush to take redundancy as government cuts hit the Official Receiver Read More...

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Video: Accountants struggling with personal debt
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Video: Accountants struggling with personal debt

15y Accountancy Age

Video: Accountants struggling with personal debt

Accountant's charity CABA is receiving record numbers of calls from accountants with personal debt trouble Read More...

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Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business

15y Rachael Singh

Insolvency Service shuts down bankruptcy business

Investigators from government body Insolvency Service shut down an assisted bankruptcy business Read More...

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Grant Thornton call in lawyers to Asil Nadir case
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Grant Thornton call in lawyers to Asil Nadir case

15y Rachael Singh

Grant Thornton call in lawyers to Asil Nadir case

Bankruptcy trustee Kevin Hellard has called in a team of lawyers from Howes Percival to aid him in his investigation of former businessman Asil Nadir ...

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