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Use this form to tell us when insolvency proceedings are concluded in the UK with consent from all other member state liquidators for the dissolution of the company.
Use this form to tell us when insolvency proceedings are ongoing in another member state and dissolution consent has not been given by all member state liquidators.
This guide provides information on how insolvency practitioners are authorised and regulated in Great Britain
Where to make a complaint about anything relating to insolvency including the Insolvency Service, an official receiver, an insolvency practitioner, or a bankrupt you suspect of wrongdoing or misconduct. You can also report a limited company or its directors for...
This chapter gives advice to Official Receivers on carrying out a decision-making process under the insolvency legislation, in particular the process to effect the appointment of an insolvency practitioner as liquidator or trustee in place of the Official Receiver
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Judge Mark Baldwin on 28 July 2023
Complain about a bankrupt person or someone with bankruptcy or debt relief restrictions who is not acting honestly or is acting as a company director
Information on the Taking Control of Goods Act and other remedies available to creditors.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
How to apply for breathing space to consider a rescue plan for your company, under measures to support companies and other types of business in financial difficulty.
When HMRC will issue a joint and several liability notice to someone connected to a company that has received a tax avoidance or tax evasion penalty and the company has started, or is likely to start, insolvency.
Form used in insolvent partnership order.
Form used in insolvent partnership order
Use this form for a company in Northern Ireland, to tell us when UK insolvency proceedings are concluded with dissolution consent from all member state liquidators.
Discharge from bankruptcy, including suspending a bankrupt's period of discharge in cases of non-cooperation
This guidance is for company directors who are claiming redundancy related payments from the Insolvency Service.
Details of the definition of a creditor and rights to participate in insolvency proceedings
This page provides a full list of published guidance about the following processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service:
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