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Insolvency practitioner sanctions: David Hughes 28 August 2025

On 28 August 2025 a disciplinary consent order was made against David Hughes of Cheltenham

From:
The Insolvency Service
Published
13 February 2026

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Disciplinary Consent Order David Hughes

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This Order is made in relation to a complaint that David Hughes breached the Fundamental Principle of Professional Competence and Due Care of the Insolvency Code of Ethics when:

  1. In his role as liquidator of three companies, he failed to bond the cases in accordance with Part 2, Paragraph 3 of The Insolvency Practitioner Regulations 2005 (as amended); and/or
  2. In his role as liquidator of the companies referred to above and a further three companies, he:
  3. Recharged bond costs that had not been incurred, and
  4. In respect of three of the cases, he withdrew funds from the liquidation account for bond costs that had not been paid.

Accordingly, David Hughes was found liable to disciplinary action under the IPA’s Articles of Association.

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Published 13 February 2026

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