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Dealing with an insolvent's goods that are subject to a retention of title clause, including verifying the validity of the clause
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
Guidance about Personal Guarantees
Complain to the Insolvency Service if a director or sole trader is re-using the name (or a similar name) of a company in compulsory or creditors’ voluntary liquidation.
As company director, you take on many legal requirements and duties. You must know what they are and when you need to complete them.
Income Tax and National Insurance contributions must be deducted from any wages paid to company employees.
Corporation Tax and VAT for limited companies.
Guidance and further information for insolvency practitioners about the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS).
This guidance deals with the circumstances in which the Registrar of Companies may dissolve a company
This document contains information related to the effect of a disqualification order.
What insolvency means for limited companies and their directors.
Information on the Taking Control of Goods Act and other remedies available to creditors.
When starting again can be, or can lead to, misconduct.
Detailed information about the restrictions on the re-use of company names, when a director can re-use a company name after insolvent liquidation, how to apply for permission to use a prohibited name and how to complain.
Dear IP is updated quarterly and issued by the Insolvency Service to insolvency practitioners and other interested stakeholders
A guide to what happens to a PPI claim after someone has been made bankrupt in England and Wales.
Actions to take in the initial stages of a company winding-up, including letters to be sent and enquiries to be undertaken
This chapter provides guidance on partnerships. It covers both general partnerships and limited partnerships but not limited liability partnerships (LLPs), which are covered in chapter 53.
Help and guidance for limited company directors.
Dealing with an insolvent's freehold or leasehold property, including action to be taken to protect an interest in the property, steps to be taken where the property is the bankrupt's 'family home' and dealin…
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