Facing corporate insolvency: What do I need to know about personal guarantees? Owners and directors of small and medium-sized businesses and start-ups are often required to sign personal guarantees in order to secure funding. Should you face corporate insolvency a personal guarantee can put all of your personal assets at risk, including your family
Misrepresentation and the 11 facts you need to know When someone is induced to enter into a contract because of a false statement made to them by the other party to the contract and they subsequently suffer a loss because of their reliance on that false statement, they are a victim of misrepresentation. A
Received a winding up petition? 9 things you need to consider A winding up petition is a legal document that can be served by a company’s creditors when they are owed money by the company. If the debt amounts to £750 or more, then a creditor has the right to go to court and
What Are Directors’ Duties When a Company Is Insolvent? If a company becomes insolvent, it is crucial that its directors comply with their legal duties. Failure to do so can result in personal liability for the company’s debts as well as legal action and disqualification from being a company director or being involved in
Flexible working and Covid-19: What are the rules on returning to the office? When Covid-19 restrictions were lifted on 19 July 2021, it was open to workers in England to return to the office or other workplace. A gradual return was recommended by the government, with employers required to follow official safety guidelines for
The Government is to end temporary insolvency measures for UK companies post Covid-19 22nd September 2021 The government has announced that from 1 October 2021 it will be phasing out the temporary measures that were brought in to protect businesses from insolvency during the Covid-19 crisis. The measures were introduced in June last year
New law aims to close loophole on company dissolution The government is set to introduce new rules preventing company directors from avoiding personal liability for their unlawful conduct. A loophole currently exists that allows company directors to prevent an investigation into their actions by informally striking off their own company. The so-called dissolution loophole
Wrongful or insolvent trading: Can directors be personally liable? Wrongful trading occurs when company directors continue to trade past the point when they knew or should have known that there was no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvent liquidation and in addition they did not attempt to minimise potential loss to the company’s creditors at
Surviving the UK’s deepest recorded recession The current recession, triggered by the Covid-19 lockdown, is the worst of any experienced by the G7 nations as well as being the biggest UK recession since records began in 1955. Despite growth returning, the effect of such a deep fall in GDP will have an ongoing effect
UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill: General meetings and corporate restructuring A new bill, placed before Parliament on 20 May 2020, has been designed to offer protection to businesses and support the UK economy. The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill will allow companies in difficulty to benefit from a range of steps to try
Bankruptcy and the matrimonial home – what are risks you should be aware of? What is bankruptcy? In its very basic form, where an individual is made bankrupt, their assets will be collected by the Official Receiver or Trustee in Bankruptcy (“TiB”) for the benefit of unsecured creditors. Is your home at risk if
