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Insolvencies rise in 2017-18, provisional figures show
Personal and company totals both show close to 5% increase
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Accountant in Bankruptcy consults on reworked fee structure
New proposals designed to close projected gap in funding
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Pagan Osborne owed £185,000 at collapse, administrators report
Registers of Scotland and property related businesses owed largest sums
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Bankruptcies and debtor payments both rise in latest year, AiB reports
Annual report records "challenges and successes" of 2016-17
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Sheriff refuses trustee reappointment as only professionals would benefit
Multiplepoinding held a better way to settle right to new funds
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Personal insolvency figures show sharp increase
Latest quarter and full year totals both up about 17%
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Annulling gratuitous alienations no breach of human rights, judge rules
Lack of discretion in court did not make provision disproportionate
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Minister to revoke Bankruptcy Fees Regulations following criticisms
AIB to put forward revised proposals for consultation
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Court revises law on diligence as affecting receivership
1977 case overruled as inhibition held to take precedence
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Bankruptcy figures hold steady in latest quarter
Indications of underlying rise as year-on year figures higher
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Best home protection for debtors being overlooked, law centre claims
Practitioners should use special provisions for protected trust deeds
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Biggest law firm insolvency as KWM LLP enters administration
End of the road for UK and Europe arm of global firm
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Draft insolvency reform instrument laid before Holyrood
Sixty day consultation on measure to reflect England & Wales changes
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Scotland's new Bankruptcy Act in force from today
Consolidation provides coherent single legislative code
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AiB seeking views on further insolvency rules changes
Informal consultation on corporate and personal insolvency amendments
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Government extends funding for debt and benefit advice
102 SLAB-managed projects to continue
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AiB report shows downward trends and creditor returns
Bankruptcies awarded down 44% in 2015-16
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AiB consults on regulations ahead of new Act coming in
30 November start date for consolidation Act
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Executor's right to sequestrate estate not absolute, sheriff rules
Deceased's child entitled to argue estate not insolvent
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Faculty questions working of insolvency "moratorium" proposals
Response raises practical issues to be addressed
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Transferees fail in Supreme Court over gratuitous alienations ruling
Justices dismiss appeal as character of transfers "plain and obvious"
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Govan Law Centre sets up personal insolvency unit
First such project in Scotland will provide specialist advice
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Personal insolvency levels still in decline, AiB reports
Figures for end of 2015-16 show continuing downward trend
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Abusive Behaviour one of three final bills passed at Holyrood
Bankruptcy, and Burial and Cremation complete session programme