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This guide provides information on how insolvency practitioners are authorised and regulated in Great Britain
Intellectual property is the legal right associated with creations of the mind, e.g. artworks, inventions etc
Publication of information relating to insolvencies, including advertisement in the London Gazette and local newspapers
Companies become insolvent for a variety of reasons. What happens next will depend on the individual circumstances involved.
Information on dealing with HM Land Registry
Guidance about the financial assistance available from the Redundancy Payments Service for employers who are unable to pay their employees redundancy pay.
Guidance on how a director can apply to wind up their company and the restrictions on re-using a company name.
Directors are required to submit records for tax, VAT and company information.
A moratorium gives companies formal breathing space for 20 business days from creditor action.
Actions to take in the initial stages of a company winding-up, including letters to be sent and enquiries to be undertaken
If your limited company is struggling, it may be possible to go into administration.
Compulsory liquidation occurs when a court orders the liquidation of a company.
Insuring an insolvent's property.
Guidance on properties jointly owned by a bankrupt and another where the owners have entered into an assured shorthold tenancy.
Guidance on the options for managing a company's insolvency.
Insolvency rules, regulations and orders
How you start a limited company.
If you’re a limited company director and provide services to an ‘end client’ then you will encounter IR35 rules.
Guidance and support available to businesses in England.
How you might know if your company is in distress.
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