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Check if someone is disqualified from being a company director, when their disqualification starts and ends, why they were disqualified.
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Dismissal is when you end an employee’s contract. When dismissing staff,…
You must have a valid reason for dismissing an employee. Valid reasons…
Even if you think you’ve dismissed someone fairly, they could still claim…
Employees can only claim unfair dismissal if they’ve worked for a…
You can dismiss an employee if: they’re incapable of doing their job to…
Sometimes an employee may have to stop working because of long-term ill…
During the dismissal procedure, make sure you act fairly and reasonably.…
Report a disqualified director for working illegally to The Insolvency Service - complain using the online form
This Tax Information and Impact Note is about technical issues concerning the operation of the Disregard Regulations, in connection with the elections that companies can make under these regulations.
Reusing a company name is prohibited and subject to specific restrictions.
This collection of essays, written by distinguished writers, journalists and thinkers, explores the intricate balance between protecting freedom of speech, upholding the rule of law and combating extremism.
Complain about a bankrupt person or someone with bankruptcy or debt relief restrictions who is not acting honestly or is acting as a company director
These reviews identify critical evidence gaps to guide future research programmes and present existing evidence for the development of effective interventions.
A collection of independent reports by the Spoliation Advisory Panel, which considers claims for cultural property lost during the Nazi era.
When you can be disqualified from being a director of a company - how the process works, investigations, what happens if you're banned
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