Feb 16, 2023 Insolvency stats reveal stark 52% rise in compulsory liquidations By Lucy Trott Today’s statistics reveal a stark reality that insolvencies are continuing to climb in the face of record levels inflation, increasing...
Feb 16, 2023 What's wrong with the CIGA moratorium? By Matthew Padian Wind the clock back a couple of years to (dare I mention it…) the Covid-19 pandemic, and insolvency practitioners were getting mildly...
Jan 27, 2023 What's new for real estate in 2023? By Jessica Waters The year ahead looks to be another interesting one for real estate. Our property disputes team led by Helen Wheddon looked at some recent...
Jan 23, 2023 Barclays takes action to combat bounceback loan fraud By Louise Corcoran Barclays has joined forces with insolvency litigation funder, Manolete Partners, in an attempt to recover bounceback loans that have been...
Jan 17, 2023 Corporate fatalities continue to rise over festive period By Lucy Trott While many businesses (particularly in the retail, leisure and hospitality industries) will have been hoping to capitalise on a busy...
Dec 21, 2022 Company insolvencies may be rising but let's not get too gloomy By Matthew Padian There have been some very gloomy stories in the press over the last week or so about rising company insolvency rates. All rather...
Nov 28, 2022 Winter is coming... is Joules simply one of the first to feel the "cold" recession bite? By Georgie Barrow Joules is the latest retailer to announce that it is appointing administrators, following its failure to attract investors to save the...
Nov 11, 2022 FTX bankruptcy: how do you solve the problem of crypto-assets in insolvency? By Lucy Trott Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy in the USA after the proposed bail-out by rival exchange, Binance, fell through...
Sep 22, 2022 Upcoming increase in deposit fees to initiate creditor bankruptcy and compulsory liquidation proceedings By Georgie Barrow From 1 November 2022, the Official Receivers' deposit fee to be paid by petitioners initiating a creditor bankruptcy or compulsory...
Aug 18, 2022 First directors disqualified under new powers for abuse of the dissolution process By Louise Corcoran Four directors have been disqualified for abusing the dissolution process pursuant to powers introduced by the Rating (Coronavirus) and...
Aug 04, 2022 Winter is coming for businesses with five-fold rise in energy bills predicted By Helen Martin While political and media focus has largely been on the effect of energy price rises on households, analysts at Cornwall Insight warn...
Jul 18, 2022 Covid loan arrears are higher than thought - but what's the bigger picture? By Matthew Padian I’ll be honest – I’d never heard of Kemi Badenoch before the current Tory leadership contest. But I did like her question to Rishi Sunak...