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When a winding-up petition arrives, it can be tempting to carry on trading, wait for an overdue customer payment or assume the creditor will agree to more time. But the proceedi…
A winding-up petition can turn a payment dispute or cash-flow problem into a threat to your company’s survival. Suddenly, directors face difficult questions: Can we pay staff? W…
A winding-up petition asks a court to place a company into liquidation. However, the outcome is not predetermined: resolving debts may allow a company to survive. Three historic…
This overview concerns England and Wales. Procedures differ elsewhere, including Scotland and Northern Ireland. Receiving a winding-up petition requires urgent attention, but it…
When a company is approaching liquidation, directors often concentrate on immediate pressures: unpaid bills, worried employees and difficult conversations with creditors. Seekin…
Directors can face unfamiliar correspondence, requests for records and uncertainty about their own position after a liquidator has been appointed. Even if liquidation was expect…
In liquidation, some businesses continue under new ownership, whilst others close with substantial job losses. In certain cases, extensive recovery work returns significant sums…
The appointment of a liquidator raises immediate questions for anyone connected with a business. Who takes control? What happens to outstanding debts? What responsibilities rema…
On 26 August 2026, Meta agreed to pay $17 billion over ten years to settle claims brought by attorneys general from 51 US states and territories, resolving allegations that it d…
What an Insolvency Service investigation involves for a director: powers, process, timescales and the decisions that shape the outcome.
When directors become personally liable for a company’s HMRC tax arrears: joint liability notices, personal liability notices and defences.
The Insolvency Service now uses AI and data analytics to select directors for investigation. How the targeting works and what it means for you.
Life after a disqualification order: what you can and cannot do, court permission under Section 17, and how to rebuild within the rules.
How the Insolvency Service decides which directors to pursue for disqualification: the triggers, the evidence they weigh and who is most at risk.
How disqualified directors keep controlling companies from the shadows, why shadow directorship is a criminal offence, and how it gets uncovered.
Shadow directors and de facto directors explained: how the law treats people who act as directors without the title, and the risks they carry.
What the ECCTA 2024 changed for director disqualification: new offences, identity checks and wider Companies House enforcement powers.
Disqualification and personal liability for company debts often arrive together. How the two overlap and what that means for your defence.
The Neil Aldridge phoenix-company case: £300,000 in unpaid tax, a disqualification, and the lessons for UK directors running distressed firms.
Why Bounce Back Loan misuse has become the fastest route to director disqualification, and how the Insolvency Service is pursuing these cases.
The seven documents to gather immediately when facing director disqualification, and why each one matters to your defence.
Disqualified directors can still work as employees, within strict limits. What you may and may not do, and where the criminal lines sit.
Section 6 and Section 8 CDDA 1986 are two different routes to director disqualification. Which applies when, and how the tests differ.
Disqualification undertaking or court order? The differences in length, cost, publicity and flexibility, and how to choose between them.
Disqualification orders and compensation orders serve different purposes. How each works, when both apply, and what directors should expect.
What company records you must hand to liquidators under Section 235, the realistic deadlines, and what happens if you cannot comply in time.