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When a company enters insolvent liquidation, its directors may wish to carry on the underlying business through a new vehicle, sometimes trading under the same or a familiar name. This can be entirely legitimate, but section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 strictly controls the re-use of the name of a failed company. Breaching it […]

When money is stolen from a business by an employer or a family member and then gambled away, the victims are often left asking how such large sums could pass through a licensed gambling operator without anyone asking where the money came from. In many cases, the answer is that the operator’s anti-money laundering (AML) […]

When a company enters insolvency, attention quickly turns to the conduct of the people who ran it. For many directors, the first sign of trouble is a letter or questionnaire from the Insolvency Service. What happens next can affect your career, your reputation and, in some cases, your personal finances. Taking the right advice early […]