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Isaac Jacobson, 51, from Salford, was serving a 7-year disqualification undertaking but ran a phoenixed company.
Builder given 12 months community order and ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work after acting as director whilst bankrupt
A builder who charged more than £600,000 on projects despite being bankrupt, and left one couple forced to live in a mobile home, has been sentenced today.
Maria Marston took £55,000 from a friend, promising to repay it when she inherited a £3.5 million trust fund that didn’t actually exist.
Director disqualified for 12 years and five other companies wound-up in the public interest after fraudulently claiming COVID-19 business support.
Rogue property developer promised investors substantial returns but instead operated ‘ponzi’ property scheme as well as transferring funds abroad.
Former accountant from Burton-on-Trent landed with 5 years of additional bankruptcy restrictions after transferring £145,000 in shares to avoid paying creditors.
Shipley used-car salesman sentenced after falsely claiming ill health had prevented him from keeping company records when he had deliberately disposed of them.
Bankrupt fraudulently secured £26,000 credit for dissolved business then claimed the debtor was a man in Malta.
The autumn 2020 edition of our newsletter is now available.
Consultation launched aimed at giving Small Business Commissioner more power to support businesses and resolve late payment issues
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The summer 2020 edition of our newsletter is now available.
Nottingham shopping centre redevelopment enters compulsory liquidation
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act has received Royal Assent and came into force on 26 June 2020.
New measures announced today will give vital support to frontline NHS staff battling COVID-19 and support businesses under pressure as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
If your business is in difficulty there is support and advice available.
The winter 2020 edition of our newsletter is now available.
In what is a landmark case for the Insolvency Service, the courts recently ordered a disqualified wine merchant to pay back more than £500,000 to creditors.
Former solicitor has bankruptcy restrictions extended for nine years after he made loans to clients using money that was held in trust by the firm.
A Spalding company director who submitted fraudulent insurance claims for stolen agricultural equipment has received a 12-year bankruptcy restrictions order.
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