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This document contains information related to the effect of a disqualification order.
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 t…
If you’re an insolvency practitioner, find out how to use the template for setting up a new case.
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
Information about debts owed by the company to its creditors and when a director may become personally liable for them.
Discharge from bankruptcy, including suspending a bankrupt's period of discharge in cases of non-cooperation
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.
This guidance deals with the circumstances in which the Registrar of Companies may dissolve a company
This chapter provides advice on dealing with pensions
There are potential consequences for you, the director, if your company suffers insolvency.
Information about director's loans.
General guidance on securing, protecting and realising insolvent estates
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.
As a director, there are general duties you are expected to perform.
This page provides guidance on how to submit information about employee pensions to the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS).
Guidance and further information for insolvency practitioners about the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS).
Understanding the potential signs of company distress.
Update: 22 September 2025 - Information for employees, sub-contractors, creditors and suppliers of Carillion in liquidation
Guidance on property which falls outside the bankruptcy estate and dealing with claims that property is excluded.
Companies become insolvent for a variety of reasons. What happens next will depend on the individual circumstances involved.
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