The Companies Act 2006 is legislation that governs companies in the UK in just about every way a company is managed, run and financed. It took over from the Companies Act 1985 and was implemented in stages, the last starting in 2009, and provided public and privately run companies in the UK with common corporate [...]
The Insolvency Act 1986 was as law after the Cork Review Committee’s report on Insolvency Law and Practice in 1982. Prior to the report, insolvency issues were dealt with under as many as 50 different Acts of Parliament, such as the Bankruptcy Act 1914, the Companies Act 1948, the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 and [...]
As businesses start to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, the reality of government backed loans, furlough schemes and lost revenue is starting to bite. Couple that with rising energy costs, interest rates going up and inflation predicted to hit 8%, the number of companies struggling with debt is growing. Recent statistics report that in January [...]
If you are personally struggling with debt to the point of insolvency, i.e. your outgoings are much greater than your incoming funds, it may have been suggested to you – or a creditor is forcing the issue – that you enter an Individual Involuntary Arrangement (IVA). An IVA is a legally-binding agreement made between you [...]
If you are a director of a limited company, you have the ability to borrow money from the business, i.e. make a withdrawal, as long as it’s not for a dividend, salary or repayment of an expense, and it’s not money you’ve loaned or paid into the company. Each director of a limited company has [...]
Larger private companies in the UK sometimes reward their employees by giving them equity in the company, i.e. shares. It can often be used as an employee perk or part of a remuneration package, particularly when an employee has completed so many years in the business or is promoted to a senior position. Employers opt [...]
Administering the estate of a deceased person can be complex and time-consuming. However, dealing with insolvent deceased estates is even more complicated for executors of the estate and the deceased’s family. Insolvent deceased estates are handled differently to insolvent businesses or individuals. Firstly, the Insolvency Act 1986 does not cover the administration of insolvent estates. [...]
The latest insolvency statistics showed that the number of company insolvencies had risen by 63% in October 2021, compared to October 2020 which had 1,405. But the figure that stood out from this data is the number of Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs) – 1,248 companies in October alone, which is higher than pre-pandemic levels. Entering [...]
The probate process in the UK can be time-consuming, even if the deceased’s estate is a simple affair and they left a will. The length of time probate takes will often impact the period between probate being granted and when the beneficiaries receive their inheritance money after probate. Before beneficiaries receive their inheritance money after [...]
The last couple of years have been a struggle for many and secured loans with attractive interest rates have never been so appealing. Secured loan debt comes in many forms; it may be the mortgage on your home, it may be the loan on your car or it may be the only way you could [...]
