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Hudson Weir
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Director loans It’s common for directors to put their own money into a business when setting it up to help the company start trading. During insolvency, directors’ duties change from targeting profits for the company to minimising losses for creditors. They can look back at the past two years prior to insolvency too.
Hudson Weir
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
For businesses entering insolvency, or at risk of this happening, creditor claims are a key concern – especially if a retention of title clause was involved in the initial contract. It is one way that creditors can increase their chances of recovering a loss if they sell to a business that becomes insolvent or enters liquidation.
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Hudson Weir
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Those the business owes money to are known as creditors. In this blog, let’s look at which creditors are paid first if the organisation ultimately becomes insolvent and its assets are sold to repay the balance due (a winding-up or liquidation). Secured creditors include leasing companies and banks.
Hudson Weir
APRIL 15, 2021
In the case of insolvency or liquidation, a floating charge would give the lender priority over unsecured creditors in the order of repayment. They can cover building fixtures, trade fixtures, motor vehicles and fixed plant and machinery, in addition to the freehold or leasehold of a property. Fixed charge debenture.
Hudson Weir
OCTOBER 24, 2023
If your company needs to restructure debt but directors want to continue trading, you may be considering a scheme of arrangement. And it differs from other solutions to address debt such as a creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL) or a company administration process. A scheme of arrangement is binding even for secured creditors.
PBWT
MAY 22, 2022
Exchange platforms also function similar to traditional securities brokers that facilitate the trading of investment products that are not typically held in the beneficial owner’s name. In contrast, assets held in non-custodial wallets remain under the customer’s control with a private key.
CICM
MARCH 4, 2021
The Enterprise Act 2002 came along, and we saw this abolished and replaced with the Prescribed Part – a pot of money ring fenced for the unsecured creditors. This was a redistribution of the wealth as it meant HMRC’s debt became ‘unsecured’ like everyone else, but they still got a return from floating charge assets.
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