Introduction to the Agricultural Credits Act 1928 The Agricultural Credits Act 1928 (ACA 1928) created a bespoke form of security that allows a farmer to grant a single...
Duties of an office-holder to realise property Insolvency procedures (such as administration, liquidation or bankruptcy) involve the appointment of an insolvency...
Pre-Delivery Payment (PDP) financing, and the protection available to any lender, is very different to the situation that exists under other types of aviation finance....
Rationale for bank ring-fencing transfer schemes (RFTS) Ring-fencing of day-to-day banking services (eg current accounts, savings and payments) and separation of retail...
The charities sector in the UK is significant in size. There is a wide range of pension provision across the sector. Many charities are facing financial pressures as a...
In Charity Commission for England and Wales v Thrift Urban Housing Ltd, the Charity Commission was successful in its petition to wind up a charity under the Insolvency...
The term 'charity trustee' is defined in section 177 of the Charities Act 2011 (CA 2011) as anyone who has general control and management of the administration of a...
Spotting the early symptoms of client insolvency • most importantly, a consultant needs to keep alert to the client's financial status • the...
Spotting the early symptoms of employer insolvency • most importantly, a contractor needs to keep alert to the employer's financial status • the contractor should take...
This Practice Note is intended to provide advice to employers on how to spot problems with insolvent contractors and how the employer can take steps to protect itself in...
This Practice Note is intended to provide advice to sub-contractors on how to spot problems with insolvent contractors and how the sub-contractor can take steps to...
This Practice Note considers the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (TP(RAI)A 2010) and the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930 (TP(RAI)A...
This Practice Note considers the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015) as it relates to goods, and sets out the consumer’s statutory rights under the CRA 2015 in respect of...
Brexit impact This Practice Note is impacted by the decision of the UK on 23 June 2016 to leave the European Union. Although schemes do not fall within the Recast...
Financial services firms and insolvency provisions in FSMA 2000 The provisions in Part XXIV of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) allow the...
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) was established to co-ordinate elements of international work towards the implementation of effective regulatory, supervisory and...