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A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
What insolvency means for limited companies and their directors.
This page provides a full list of published guidance about the following processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service:
Dealing with a Debt Relief Order (DRO) including application process
The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (the Act) modernises and simplifies the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930 and the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act (Northern Ireland) 1930
This document contains guidance on the main statutory consequences flowing from a bankruptcy restrictions order or undertaking.
This guide explains the role of the insolvency service in investigating phoenixism
Intellectual property is the legal right associated with creations of the mind, e.g. artworks, inventions etc
Recovering sums due in respect of antecedent recoveries such as excessive pension contributions, misfeasance of directors, voidable dispositions and transactions defrauding creditors
This guide provides information for anyone who wishes to complain about the conduct of an insolvency practitioner (IP)
Creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is when the directors take steps to close down the company.
Crown departments
Guidance on dealing with transactions at undervalue and preferences
Update: 23 February 2018 - Information for employees, sub-contractors, creditors and suppliers of Carillion in liquidation
An insolvency practitioner is not qualified to act in relation to a company or individual unless there is in force security (a bond).
How to apply for redundancy payments when your employer is insolvent: Guidance collection.
Guidance on properties jointly owned by a bankrupt and another where the owners have entered into an assured shorthold tenancy.
Putting a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in place.
Dealing with a failure to co-operate by company officers, partners and bankrupts.
This document contains information related to Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and failed companies.
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