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This document contains information related to Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and failed companies.
A moratorium gives companies formal breathing space for 20 business days from creditor action.
What you can consider doing if your company is in financial difficulty.
Insolvency practitioner services
If you’re a limited company director and provide services to an ‘end client’ then you will encounter IR35 rules.
Guidance on how a director can apply to wind up their company and the restrictions on re-using a company name.
This guidance is intended to assist insolvency practitioners by setting out the principal duties and actions required of the monitor.
Compensation orders aim to make directors who are subject to a disqualification order or undertaking financially account for the consequences of their unfit conduct.
Directors are required to submit records for tax, VAT and company information.
Putting a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in place.
Hard copy publications
Insolvency rules, regulations and orders
General
How to apply for a licence to act as director, promote, form or manage a company if you are subject to UK director disqualification sanctions.
Collection of monies owed to an insolvent, including the process for engaging contracted agents to undertake the recovery
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 guidance is for undischarged bankrupts and explains your restrictions when a bankruptcy order is made against you.
An update from the Official Receiver on the liquidation of Cask Whisky Ltd
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