Navigate the key responsibilities and powers imparted to administrators, liquidators, and trustees. This topic provides a detailed practical framework essential for guiding office-holders through their legal duties and strategic decision-making processes in restructuring and insolvency cases.
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Role, powers, functions and duties of a liquidatorThe role and function of a liquidatorA liquidator is the officer appointed when a company goes into...
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Bankruptcy searchesBankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentWhen a bankruptcy petition is presented by a creditor, the court shall as soon as...
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Role, powers, functions and duties of an administratorThe role, functions, powers and duties of an administrator are set out in the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) and Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (IR 2016), SI 2016/1024. While the Enterprise Act 2002 (EnA 2002) significantly amended the
Role, powers, functions and duties of a trustee in bankruptcyThis Practice Note is drafted on the basis that an insolvency practitioner (IP) has been appointed as trustee in bankruptcy (trustee). It does not consider the official receiver's (OR) position when acting as trustee.The role and functions
Role, powers, functions and duties of a liquidatorThe role and functions of a liquidatorA liquidator must be a licensed insolvency practitioner and authorised by a recognised professional body.In basic terms, a liquidator’s function is to secure the assets of the company and ensure that they are
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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