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Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
You have to present a bankruptcy petition to a court if you want to…
To make someone bankrupt you must be owed one of the following: at least…
You must check if the debtor has had any bankruptcy petitions against them…
The bankruptcy petition form you fill in depends on whether: the debtor…
It is your responsibility to make sure you can access enough money to pay for all your costs and to avoid getting into financial difficulties abroad.
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
You can make a statutory demand to ask for payment of a debt from an…
Choose the form you need, fill it in and deliver (‘serve’) it to the…
You must deliver (‘serve’) the statutory demand form by: giving it to the…
If you do not agree with a statutory demand you’ve been given, you can…
Contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line for information about delivering and…
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
How to carry out checks on your business and customers, and what records you must keep to prevent money laundering.
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
Types of ISA available, the tax-free ISA allowance, withdrawing money and transferring ISAs
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
Find out about making investments for someone who does not have mental capacity.
How to use a risk-based approach to carry out compulsory risk assessments of your business.
Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs
Defend a claim for a specified amount of money if you dispute it, or make a counterclaim for money you think the claimant owes you.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
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