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Barrister gets 12 months jail for not paying VAT

Barrister Robert Walter Osman, of Liverpool Road, Ainsdale, Southport has been jailed for 12 monthes after pleading guilty for failing to pass on more than £196,000 …

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Bankruptcy

Man jailed for attempting to fraudulently bankrupt women who spurned his advances

An Australian man tried to have six women declared bankrupt after three had spurned his advances. Alain Acosta, from the Deer Park district in Melbourne, pleaded …

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Bankrupt jailed for lying about assets

A Bankrupt man who lied to the Official Receiver about his assets was jailed for eight months at Lincoln Crown Court. Keith Reams failed to disclose …

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Debtor sued after dumping crates of coins in accountant’s garden

An accountant has successfully sued a disgruntled client who attempted to settle an £800 bill by dumping five crate loads of coins in his garden. The …

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Investigators and enquiry agents – Licensing and the Future

Tremark Associates directors Mark Hodgson and Karl Brooker were among 100 or so investigators who attended the Association of British Investigators seminar on Friday 21st September …

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Insolvencies drop in Yorkshire say Experian

There has been a drop in the number of business insolvencies in Yorkshire, according to the latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian. The information services company …

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Making the Top Grade

In 2006 Karl Brooker joined Tremark as a marketing graduate straight from The University of Leeds. Today Mark Hodgson, Managing Director of Tremark is pleased to …

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Government axe proposed delinquent directors log

Dodgy company directors might be heard breathing a sigh of relief after a streamlined way to report them fell victim to the government’s axe, despite widespread …

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Insolvency figures show 23% of failures come from Construction Industry

The Insolvency Service’s official insolvency statistics came out this week revealing that there were 1040 compulsory and 3075 voluntary liquidations in the second quarter of 2012. …

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Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy too short?

The Association of Buisness Recovery Professionals known as ‘R3’ has reported that 58% of the population believe that bankruptcy restrictions should last longer than a year. …

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