Football League Toughens Insolvency Rules

New rules which are to be implemented within the Football League will now ensure that unsecured creditors receive at least 25% of their debt. The Football Creditors’ Rule, which guarantees 100% repayment of debts to clubs and players for transfers and wages, will be retained, however these new rules will attempt to increase the return…

Bank Account Protection For Up To £1m

Extra protection has been provided for current account holders, with temporarily large amounts of money, is part of a new compensation scheme that protects clients if their bank goes bust. The scheme will look to protect hundreds of thousands of people and could include those saving for a property, large redundancy payments, insurance payouts or…

Insolvency Policy Updates

The following are recent changes which are to be made to the Insolvency regime: The Bankruptcy Petition limit for a creditor to present a petition is due to be increased from the current level of £750 to £5,000 in October 2015. This move is to avoid smaller creditors threatening the use of winding up procedures…