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Judge Hammer

Judge allows legal papers to be served via Linked in.

When you sign in to your LinkedIn account you might be surprised to find something nasty lurking in your inbox. Like legal papers. Last week, a …

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Book Collection

New practice direction removes need for RCJ Searches before petitioning for bankruptcy.

A new practice direction on insolvency proceedings came in to force on 29th July 2014 concerning the searches required before issuing a bankruptcy petition. Petitioning Creditors …

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Optical Glasses

Short sighted West End optician sees four year ban for failing to pay tax

Optician Kanti Liladhar Fatania, director of Limited Edition Tranquille Limited has been banned from acting as a director for 4 years for failing to pay taxes, …

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High Court

High Court orders carbon credit brokers Carbon Green Capital LLP and Agora Capital Ltd into provisional liquidation

Carbon credit companies Carbon Green Capital LLP and Agora Capital Ltd have been ordered into provisional liquidation following petitions presented by the Secretary of State for …

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Discipline

Vince Cable seeks disciplinary actions for Comet administrators

Business Secretary Vince Cable today announced that the Insolvency Service has referred the administrators of failed high street retailer Comet to their regulatory body for consideration …

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Houses

We know they’re Subletting. What do we do next?

As the Tremark housing team get back from our second year of exhibiting at the CIH conference 2014 one thing that strikes me is how many …

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Pound Coin

Two carbon copy companies that raked in nearly £2m are shut down after Insolvency Service investigation

London based alternative investment companies, Pinecom Services Limited (trading as Pine Commodities) and Pine Commodities Ltd, that took in nearly £2m from the public, have been …

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Saftey Float

Support for the rescue of viable insolvent businesses

Proposals to ensure that insolvent businesses continue to receive essential supplies from the IT and utility sectors to aid business recovery were announced in a consultation …

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Health and Beauty Products

North London Husband and wife duo share directorship bans for importing fake health and beauty products from China

Hanif Balal Memon and his wife, Amina Memon, directors of Memon Group Ltd have been disqualified for a combined 13 years and six months from acting …

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Ball and Chain

Bankrupt gets three-year jail term for double forgery, deception and debts concealment

Terry Robin Patten, a former bankrupt, has been sentenced to a total of three years imprisonment after pleading guilty to seven counts which included obtaining property …

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