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The code of ethics aims to help insolvency practitioners meet their professional and ethical obligations.
This guidance deals with the circumstances in which the Registrar of Companies may dissolve a company
When you become the director of a limited company, you should be aware of the legal requirements and duties involved.
Rights of action
This document contains guidance on the main statutory consequences flowing from a bankruptcy restrictions order or undertaking.
How the accounting systems in relation to insolvent estates operate and the legislative basis for the accounting for fees and expenses relating to the work of the official receiver.
There are potential consequences for you, the director, if your company suffers insolvency.
Dealing with an insolvent's goods that are subject to a retention of title clause, including verifying the validity of the clause
What insolvency means for limited companies and their directors.
Directors have specific duties if their company becomes insolvent. These still apply if it is trading or if trading has stopped.
Think carefully before you borrow money for your company.
Detailed information about the restrictions on the re-use of company names, when a director can re-use a company name after insolvent liquidation, how to apply for permission to use a prohibited name and how to complain.
Dealing with a Debt Relief Order (DRO) including application process
Intellectual property is the legal right associated with creations of the mind, e.g. artworks, inventions etc
This guidance is for approved Intermediaries applying for a DRO.
Complain to the Insolvency Service if a director or sole trader is re-using the name (or a similar name) of a company in compulsory or creditors’ voluntary liquidation.
Dealing with an insolvent's motor vehicle, including matters to be taken into account before the vehicle is sold
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
This page provides a single entry point for tools and information for and about insolvency practitioners.
This guide provides information for anyone who wishes to complain about the conduct of an insolvency practitioner (IP)
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