insolvency

UK Office Of Fair Trading Reviewing The High Cost Of Business Insolvency

December 28, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the agency charged with policing trade practices – read unfair trade practices – has launched a study into the high cost associated with business insolvency. The study will focus on the way insolvency practitioners, namely accountants and lawyers are appointed and how they set their fees. The importance of the study

Bankruptcy/Insolvency/Restructuring, debt, Economy, Government Policy, Regulation

UK New Supreme Court Hands Down Its First Business Case Ruling: The Sigma SIV

November 5, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown The UK’s highest court, its new Supreme Court – new in name only, it still has the same functions as the old House of Lords – has handed down its first business case ruling. And it is a significant one, not just for those directly affected by the ruling but also within the wider UK and international

Asset Management, Bankruptcy/Insolvency/Restructuring, debt, Economy, Investment, Litigation