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Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—4 April 2024

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Published on: 04 April 2024

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Key R&I law developments
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024
Issue 163 of Insolvency Service's Dear IP published
Directors and insolvency
Insolvency Service reports accountant banned for 12 years for BBL abuse
Insolvency litigation
Judgment Alert: Binyon (as joint administrators of VE Global UK Ltd) v Suzerain Investment Holdings Ltd
Judgment Alert: Kendall v Ball
R&I in Scotland
Scotland—ICAS publishes March 2024 insolvency technical update

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Article summary

This week's edition of Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights includes: implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024, an analysis of provisions within the Charities Act 2022 which came into force on 7 March 2024, publication of the Insolvency Service’s Dear IP (issue 163), plus a round-up of other news and cases for restructuring and insolvency professionals.

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