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    Charity insolvency—a guide to available insolvency procedures—this Practice Note, produced in partnership with Rebecca Walker of Lester Aldridge LLP, sets out the main types of charitable vehicles, together with some information on the types of insolvency procedures available to these charities. It is complimentary to the note ‘Charity insolvency—personal liability of charity trustees’, both of which provide some rudimentary information for those unfamiliar with charitable insolvencies and the role of the charity trustee at times of insolvency

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