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In our Autumn newsletter we cover changes to the insolvency regime, new measures to strengthen the director disqualification process, developing the new online bankruptcy service, recent cases dealt with by the Official Rece…
Changes are being introduced to insolvencies, the director disqualification process and the regulation of insolvency practitioners following the passage of the Deregulation Act 2015 and Small Business, Enterprise and Employm…
We have now resolved the issues we have been experiencing this week with our online services.
Revised fees for bankruptcies and company insolvencies will come into force on 16 November 2015.
To enable more vulnerable people to access cheap debt relief, thresholds are being raised for Debt Relief Orders. The negative threat of being forced into bankruptcy is also being removed for those holding low level debts.
More help for people struggling with problem debt, a strengthened process to disqualify unfit company directors and changes to modernise and strengthen the insolvency regime are introduced on 1 October 2015.
To improve public confidence in the insolvency profession and to modernise the insolvency process a package of changes come into force on 1 October 2015.
New measures come into force on 1 October 2015 to provide a greater deterrent for company directors against acting improperly.
Government response to the Select Committee report into the employment impact of the closure of City Link
The planned maintenance work on our IT services over the weekend of 19 and 20 September has been cancelled.
The Insolvency Enquiry Line is changing its opening hours from 1 September 2015
The Insolvency Service has published the summer edition of its quarterly external newsletter for stakeholders.
On 20 July 2015, the Insolvency Service met with members of the Insolvency Rules Committee (IRC) to discuss the draft Insolvency Rules 2016, which have been updated as part of a modernisation project and to take forward poli…
Sarah Albon delivers a keynote speech at the ICAEW
Call for evidence seeking views on how to improve consultation and information sharing between employers and employees when a company is faced with insolvency.
The Insolvency Service systems and email issues are now resolved.
There are special arrangements for employees dismissed on the insolvency of their employer which guarantees a basic minimum of payments from the National Insurance Fund (NIF), administered by the Redundancy Payments Service …
This news item gives a summary of guidance which has been issued to official receivers and DRO intermediaries on how to deal with undrawn pension entitlements in the light of the decision in Horton v Henry [2014] EWHC 4209 (…
Royal assent has been given to two acts which make changes to insolvency legislation. Read our summary of what the changes mean in practice.
We have published a further working draft of new Insolvency Rules which will replace The Insolvency Rules 1986 and all its amendments.
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