Gain an in-depth understanding of the intersection between pension schemes and insolvency scenarios. This guide offers practical insights on navigating the intricate landscape of pension protection, employer responsibilities, and the Pension Protection Fund's role during insolvency proceedings. Essential for practitioners handling restructuring where pension obligations are a significant concern.
The Insolvency Service has updated its enforcement outcomes management information for August 2026. The data shows that there were 69 director...
The Insolvency Service has published its monthly company and individual insolvency statistics for August 2026 for England and Wales. The data shows...
The LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency practical guidance team has published a new Practice Note: ‘Public examination of the bankrupt under section...
This week's edition of Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights includes: updates on the operational and reform priorities for the new Business...
Role, powers, functions and duties of a liquidatorThe role and function of a liquidatorA liquidator is the officer appointed when a company goes into...
Bonds and notesThe terms ‘bonds’ and ‘notes’ are used interchangeably (and there is no legal difference between the terms), though notes tend to be...
Bankruptcy searchesBankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentWhen a bankruptcy petition is presented by a creditor, the court shall as soon as...
Basic introduction to super senior, senior, mezzanine and junior debtThe range of funding options open to companies has exploded, resulting in a vast...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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