Litigation & dispute resolution

Company insolvencies increasing, figures show

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The number of compulsory liquidations and creditors' voluntary liquidations stood at 4,941 in the first quarter of this year, the latest statistics from the Insolvency Service show. This, it says,...

Corporate insolvencies 'continue to rise'

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Corporate insolvencies are still on the rise in 2009, new figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) show. It suggests there were in excess of 5,483 companies made insolvent in the first three months...

'Businesses call for late payment protection in Budget'

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Three-quarters of small businesses believe the government should be doing more to help them during the recession, according to a survey by Intuit.

Four in ten small to...

Pre-pack administration complaints welcomed

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Complaints are now being welcomed by the Insolvency Service relating to pre-pack administrations after new rules came into place on January 1st. The Statement of Insolvency Practice (SIP) number 16...

Recession 'brings heightened fraud risk'

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Firms are exposed to heightened fraud risk during the global recession, insurance broker Marsh warns. Alongside its sister company Kroll, the company says businesses need to assess their situation...

Hotel insolvencies 'increased in fourth quarter of 2008'

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The number of hotels made insolvent in the fourth quarter of 2008 reached its highest level since the 1990s, figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers reveal. In the final three months of last year, a...

Human Rights Act 'featuring in commercial litigation'

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Companies are becoming increasingly likely to use the Human Rights Act in commercial litigation, according to a recent survey by legal publishers Sweet & Maxwell.

It found...

Firms 'must do more to combat fraud'

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Businesses must be better prepared to prevent and tackle fraud, the UK's fraud prevention service warns.

CIFAS states that there has been an "unsettling" 16 per cent...

Consumers could win the right to direct action

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Britons may soon be able to take direct action against businesses which have treated them unfairly, following a resolution made in the European Parliament on 13 January 2009.

The...

Penalty raised for health and safety breaches

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The maximum penalty for breaching health and safety laws has been raised, which the authorities hope will be a deterrent for those with lax regulations in place.

Under the new...