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This document contains guidance on the main statutory consequences flowing from a bankruptcy restrictions order or undertaking.
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
Obtaining Income Payments Agreements (IPA) and Income Payments Orders (IPO) from bankrupts, including the matters to be taken into account when calculating the sum to be paid
Publication of information relating to insolvencies, including advertisement in the London Gazette and local newspapers
Dealing with an insolvent's freehold or leasehold property, including action to be taken to protect an interest in the property, steps to be taken where the property is the bankrupt's 'family home' and dealing with shared ownership properties
Intellectual property is the legal right associated with creations of the mind, e.g. artworks, inventions etc
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.
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