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CHAPTER 1: ADMINISTRATION PROCEEDINGS

1. Proposals by an Administrator under the Insolvency Act 1986 (Apr-89)

2. Discharge of Administration Order (Jan-92)

3. Administrators Advertisement of Administration Order (Jun-00)

4. Administration provisions of the Enterprise Act 2000 (Sep-03)

5. Administrators Statements of Proposals (May-04)

6. Conclusion of administrator’s appointment (Mar-05)

7. Pre-appointment time on administrations (Sep-05)

8. Relevant Court (Dec-05)

9. Climate Change Agreements - hidden assets? (June-07)

10. Substantial property transactions involving directors (March-08)

11. Progress reports in an administration, following an extension (March-08)

12. Extension of administration period via blanket resolution in the proposals

13. Pre-packaged administrations and SIP 16



CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS AND FILES

1. Preservation of Company Records for Investigation Purposes (Jul-91)

2. Keeping Administrative Records  (Mar-95)

3. Destruction of Bankruptcy Files by the High Court (Mar-94)

4. Disposal of Company Records after Dissolution (Jan-93)



CHAPTER 3: AUTHORISATION AND APPOINTMENT OF IPs

1. Action after loss of Authorisation April 2002 Edition

2. Appointment by the SOS Under Section 137 and 296 IA 86 April 2002 Edition

3. Official Receivers' rotas April 2002 Edition

4. Timing of giving notice of appointment April 2002 Edition

5. The Principles for Monitoring of Insolvency Practitioners (Dec-02)

6. Civil Recovery Scheme – Expressions of interest in joining a national civil recovery rota (Sept-03)

7. Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics (Dec-03)

8. Appointment by the SOS under Section 137 and 296 IA 86 - additional guidance on Joint appointments in Official Receiver (OR) rota cases (Dec-03)

9. Action after Loss of Authorisation – Successor Practitioner Register (Feb-04)

10. Regional Trustee and Liquidator Units (July-04)

11. Appointment of an insolvency practitioner as trustee following a “no meeting decision” (Nov-06)

12. Guidelines for the Appointment by the Secretary of State under Sections 137 and 296 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (Nov-06)

13. National Civil Recovery Rota – an Update (Jan-07)

14. Regional Trustee/Liquidator Units (RTLUs): an update (June-07)

15. Information to be included in a blanket authority given by a creditor to an insolvency practitioner

16. Urgent Secretary of State appointments – agreements in principle



CHAPTER 4: BONDING

1. Requirements for Bonds (Certificate of Enabling Bond) Oct-93 (Second Publication) (Aug-97)

2. Insolvency Bond (Aug-94)

3. Insolvency Bond (Some questions and answers) (Aug-93)

4. Ceasing to Act – enabling bond requirements (Nov-06)

5. VAT on bond premiums



CHAPTER 5: IP BANKING (Formerly CAU)

1. Fees on VAT Element of ISA Transactions (Feb-91)

2. Fees on VAT Refunds (Nov-91)

3. Unclaimed Dividends in Bankruptcy and Compulsory Liquidation (Nov-91)

4. Schedule of Unclaimed Dividends (CAU 103) (Oct-95)

5. Amendment of Cheques Drawn on the Insolvency Services Account (Nov-91)

6. CAU Cheque Requisition Forms (May-92)

7. Action Following Expiry of ISA Cheque (Oct-97)

8. Practitioners Specimen Signatures (May-92)

9. Reissue of Cheques Drawn on the Insolvency Service Account 22  (Aug-92)

10. Third Party Monies and the ISA (Oct-97)

11. Need for Adequate Control Systems over Banking Arrangements (Jan- 94)

12. Accruals Based Accounting – "Debit Balance" (Apr-96)

13. Estate Balances Transferred from ORs (Jan-97)

14. Voluntary Liquidations - Payments into the ISA – Reg 5(2) IR 94 (Apr-96)

15. Receipts of Funds by Trustee Prior to an IVA (Apr-96)

16. Insolvency Services Account and CDDA Compliance (May-97)

17. Closure of ISA Account on BANCS (Oct-97)

18. Practitioners' Details on Instructions to CAU (Oct-97)

19. Security of Cheque and Post Procedures (Oct-97)

20. Dividend Payments Requested from CAU (Mar-98)

21. Automatic Interest - Cessation at the Practitioner’s Request   (Oct-95)

22. Comments from Practitioners (Oct-97)

23. Central Accounting Unit Computer Systems (BANCS) (Aug-93)

24. BANCS Account Numbers (Oct-97)

25. BANCS Accruals Accounting - New Posting Types (Jan-97)

26. Insolvency Services Account - Cases with Static Balances (Oct-97)

27. ISA Account Statements (Jan-97)

28. Banking Arrangements for the Insolvency Services Account (Apr-96)

29. Payments into the Insolvency Services Account (Dec-89)

30. Transactions based on funds recently paid into the ISA (Oct-95)

31. Treasury Bills Maturity Dates (Mar-00)

32. An Insolvency Practitioner's Guide to CAU (Apr-96)

33. CAU User Group (Oct-97)

34. CAU Market Survey (Aug-93)

35. The Insolvency Service Account – Bank of England Address (Oct-99)

36. Remittance of Funds into the ISA (Jun-00)

37. Fixed charge realisations and the Insolvency Services Account-Regulation 5 of the Insolvency Regulations 1994 March Edition Apr-01

38. Tracing Beneficiaries of unclaimed dividends May Edition (June-01)

39. Customer survey May Edition (June-01)

40. Insolvency Practitioner addresses linked to estates May Edition (June-01)

41. Guide to CAU May Edition (June-01)

42. Indicative Treasury Bill Discount Rates Sept Edition (Oct-01)

43. Central Accounting Unit (Mar-03)

44. IP Banking (Sept-03)

45. Enterprise Act 2002 – Secondary Legislation – The Insolvency Service Financial Regime (Feb-04)

46. Insolvency Services Account – Administering the Banking Fee and the priority of payment (Oct-04)

47. Secretary of State fee in Annulment applications

48. Major changes to banking arrangements for the Insolvency Services Account

49. Insolvency Services Account (ISA) estate accounting for fixed & floating charges; charging of Secretary of State fee in compulsory liquidations

50. Gazette Notices of Appointments (Dec-05)

51. Restructuring & Rebranding of Banking Directorate (July-06)

52. Unclaimed Monies (Nov-06)

53. On line Interest Notifications for users of BANCS (Sept-07)

54. Tracing beneficiaries of unclaimed dividends

55. The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007 and Secretary of State fee rebates

56. The Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2008 – unclaimed dividends, undistributed assets and undistributed dividends (March-08)

57. Interest rate paid to estates held in the ISA/ISIA



CHAPTER 6: COMPANIES HOUSE

1. Companies House Insolvency Documents Oct-95 (Second Publication) (May-97)

2. Guidance on insolvency matters of interest to Registrar of Companies (revised) Dec 01 Edition (Jan-02)

3. The Registrar of Companies’ procedures for dealing with court orders to stay winding up proceedings (Dec-02)

4. Statements to the registrar of companies in Creditors Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs) (Oct-04)

5. Filing requirements at Companies House under the Enterprise Act (Dec-04)

6. Insolvency Matters of Interest to the Registrar (Dec-04)

7. Priority Requests for Registering Forms 2.34B - Move from Administration to CVL (Mar-05)

8. Confirmation of Registration (Mar-05)

9. Documents Submitted in Duplicate (Mar-05)

10. Revised Processing Times Within Companies House (June-07)

11. Reporting of breach of filing Form 4.68 (June-07)



CHAPTER 7: CREDITORS'/ LIQUIDATION COMMITTEE

1. Functions carried out by IP Section where there is no committee May Edition (June-01)

2. Expenses of Liquidation Committee May Edition (June-01)

3. Delayed sanction applications Sept Edition (Oct-01)

4. Further guidance on sanction applications: undervalue transactions etc April-02 Edition

5. Provision for adverse costs April-02 Edition

6. Guidance on applications for sanction under s.141 (5) and 302(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (Nov-02)

7. Sanction Applications (March-03)

8. Sanction applications (Sep-03)

9. Restrictions on individuals becoming members of a creditors’ committee (or liquidation committee) (Feb-04)

10. Electronic Application for Sanctions (Dec-04)

11. Guidance on powers exercisable with sanction (Dec-05)

12. Applications to the Secretary of State to exercise powers specified in Schedules 4 and 5 of the Insolvency Act 1986

CHAPTER 8: CROWN DEPARTMENTS

1. Use of proxy Holders at Section 98 Creditors Meeting (Aug-93)

2. Notification: Form VAT 769 and Procedures (Mar-93)

3. Notification to H.M Customs and Excise Jan-93 (Second Publication) (Mar-93)

4. VAT 100 Returns for Insolvent Firms (Aug-93)

5. Relocation of VAT Insolvency Branch (Aug-93)

6. Notification of petition of costs to IPs, Trustees and liquidators (Jul-99)

7. Guidance for Trustees and Liquidators in Dealing with IR (Aug-93)

8. S98 Notices to the Inland Revenue (Nov-91)

9. New Voluntary Arrangement Service May Edition (June-01)

10. Further Guidance for trustees and Liquidators in Dealing with the Inland Revenue July 2002 Edition

11. Improving the time taken to lodge the Inland Revenue’s claim – how IPs can help (Sep-03)

12. Enterprise Act 2002 and Finance Act 2003; Tax Changes (Dec-03)

13 New Administrations - Information to the Inland Revenue (Dec-03)

14. Date of Budget Resolution (Dec-03)

15. New Administrations – Information to the Inland Revenue

16. Insolvency Claims: HM Revenue and Customs

17. The House of Lords judgment on 4 March 2004 in the case of ‘Leyland DAF Limited’

18. The House of Lords judgment in the Spectrum Plus case

19. Enquiries addressed to DVLA (June-07)

20 Book debt proceeds subject to floating charge security being paid to and retained by banks (March-08)

21. New address for all VAT returns and payments

22. New correspondence address for HMRC Insolvency Claims Handling Unit (ICHU)

23. Book debt proceeds subject to floating charge security being paid to and retained by banks

24. Book debt proceeds subject to floating charge security being paid to and retained by banks - update

CHAPTER 9: DISCHARGE FROM BANKRUPTCY

1. Application to Suspend the running of a Bankrupts Discharge Period (Oct-98)

2. Suspension of a Discharge Period in bankruptcy Jul-91 (Second publication) (Aug 94)

3. Suspension of a Discharge Under Section 279(3) (Oct-95)

4. Changes to Discharge from Bankruptcy (Feb-04)

5. Bankruptcy Restrictions Orders/Undertakings (Feb-04)

6. Rule 6.214A - notice under section 279 (2)

7. Early Discharge Process (Dec-05)

8. Application for suspension of discharge (Dec-05)

9. The Enterprise Act 2002 (Disqualification from Office: General) Order 2006 – S.I. 2006 No.1722 (Nov-06)

10. Application for suspension of discharge

CHAPTER 10: DISQUALIFICATION

1. Company Directors Disqualification Act Compliance (May-97)

2. IP's costs (Feb-01)

3. Guidance Visits (Feb-01)

4. Insolvency Act 2000 (IA 2000) and the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (CDDA) March Edition (Apr-01)

5. Extension of time for lodging reports May Edition (June-01)

6. D Return Reminder Letters (June-03)

7. Company Director Disqualification Act 1986 – “D” Forms (Sep-03)

8. Update on the Procedure on Disclosure of the D Report or Decision (Dec-03)

9. Extensions for submission of D Reports / Returns (Mar-04)

10. New Reminder Letters (Mar-04)

11. Disqualification Undertakings In Northern Ireland (Oct-04)

12. Changes to the procedure for filing D returns/reports in respect of Scottish registered companies

13. Submission of Conduct Reports under the Company Director Disqualification Act 1986 (April-06)

14. Targeting D1 Conduct Reports for Investigation (Jan-07)

15. Creation of the Initial Investigation Team (Jan-07)

16 Changes in procedure affecting Scottish cases (March-08)

17. New approach to “D” conduct reports

CHAPTER 11: EMPLOYMENT ISSUES (Formerly Employment Protection Act)

1. Handling ERA Claims through the Redundancy Payment Service Sep-98 (Second Publication) (Apr-99)

2. Dealing with Employment Protection Act Claims (Nov-91)

3. EPA Claims: Informing Employees of Progress (Mar-95)

4. Company Rescue and Employment Contracts (Dec-03)

5. Insolvency Rules 1986 Rule 4.90 – Crown Set-Off - Sums Paid to former employees set off against a VAT Refund (July-04)

6. Guidance booklet for employees/RP1 claim form (July-04)

7. Rights Of Action - Whether A Bankrupt May Make Claims To Employment Tribunals – Are such claims property rights, thus vesting in trustee, or personal rights? (Oct-04)

8. Apportionment of Preferential Dividend between RPD and Employees - (forms RP11 & RP12)

9. Payment of cheques to the National Insurance Fund

10. Birmingham Redundancy Payments Office

11. Payments to Employees – exchange of information

12. From 1 October 2005, there is an increase in the National Minimum wage

13. Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246) (April-06)

14. Increase in the National Minimum Wage (Nov-06)

15. The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (Nov-06)

16. Offsetting pensions against redundancy payments (Nov-06)

17. Employees right to elect union representatives to receive information from the administrator (Jan-07)

18. Protective awards when a company is in liquidation (March-08)

19. Payments made by the Redundancy Payments Directorate (March-08)

20. Redundancy Payment Directorate Inspectors visits – wages and eligibility checks (March-08)

21. Completion of Form RP14a (March-08)

22. Miscellaneous employment issues (March-08)

23. Protective awards as a provable debt in insolvency

24. Claims from directors

25. Holiday pay claims

26. Redundancy Payments Services (RPS) claims handling

27. Fraudulent claims for payment from the National Insurance Fund on the insolvency of an employer

28. Completion and signing of RP14 form

29. Payment of cheques to the National Insurance Fund

30. Proofs of debt – Crown set-off

31. The Employment Rights Act 1996 and sensitive personal information

32. The Employment Rights (Increase in Limits) Order 2008

33. Advance notification of redundancies (HR1 form)

34. BERR – Business Link

35. Claims to the National Insurance Fund

36. Employment Act 2008 – Employment Tribunal awards

37. Upgrade to RPS computer system – new email contact details

CHAPTER 12: GAZETTE AND ADVERTISEMENT

1. Gazette Notices of Appointment Jul-87 (Second Publication) (Jan-92)

2. Advertisement of Appointment: Section 137(4) and 296(4) of The Act Oct-97 (Second Publication) (Mar-98)

3. Notification and advertisement of administrator’s appointment (April-06)

4. Moving from Administration to CVL – Gazette Notices (April-06)

CHAPTER 13: GENERAL

1. Distress for the Council Tax (Aug-93)

2. Council Tax (Mar-93)

3. Completion of Preliminary Questionnaire (Mar-94)

4. Secretary of State functions carried out by IPCU (Mar 98)

5. Settlement of Official Receiver Costs (Aug-92)

6. Examination of Lists of Creditors (Apr-89)

7. Insolvency Practitioners' Change of Circumstances (Oct-99)

8. Carrying on Business Using Goods Vehicle Operator's Licenses (Oct-99)

9. Enforcement Concordat (Oct-99)

10. Maintaining the Central Index (Nov-99)

11. Redirection of a Bankrupts Post: Section 371 IA 86 (Mar-00)

12. Application for Redirection of Mail by IPs (Mar-00)

13. Transfer of Scottish Widows Business to Lloyds TSB (Jun-00)

14. Individual Insolvency Registers (Feb-04)

15. Proof of Debt forms in bankruptcy and company liquidation (Feb-04)

16. Guidance to Official Receivers (ORs) on case administration (March-04)

17. Information to Official Receivers following the Court of Appeal decision in Spectrum Plus Limited (July-04)

18. Guidance issued to Insolvency Service staff regarding allowable expenses when considering an income payments agreement (IPA) or income payments order (IPO) (July-04)

19. Joint Insolvency Committee’s response to the Insolvency Practices Council’s recommendations (July-04)

20. New chairman appointed for the Insolvency Practices Council (IPC) (Oct-04)

21. Joint Insolvency Committee

22. Practice Note on the Hearing of Insolvency Proceedings

23. Relief for the Indebted –An Alternative to Bankruptcy?

24. Update on the evaluation of the Enterprise Act 2002 and prescribed part returns (Dec-05)

25. Meeting with Compliance Managers (Dec-05)

26. JIEB Examiner vacancies (Dec-05)

27. Responding to correspondence (April-06)

28. Insolvency Practitioners details (April-06)

29. Update on research projects commissioned by The Insolvency Service (June-07)

30. Uncitral Clout Correspondent (Sept-07)

31. Proposals for the reform of the debtor petition process

32. Enterprise Act 2002 – Corporate Insolvency Provisions: Evaluation Report and discussion/forum on the future development of corporate insolvency (March-08)

33. Floating charges and application of the prescribed part

34. Enterprise Act 2002 – Individual Insolvency Provisions: Evaluation Report

35. Change to JIEB syllabus and examination process

36. Launch of Investigations and Enforcement Services

37. JIEB examiner and moderator vacancies

CHAPTER 14: HOUSEKEEPING

1. Address update (Oct-97)

2. Hays DX Document Exchange (Jan-97)

3. Millennium Edition (Jun-00)

4. Database of IPs on the Insolvency Service internet site (Feb-01)

5. Changes within Insolvency Practitioner Section (Nov-02)

6. Change of address (Dec-02)

7. Inclusion on the Insolvency Service website (Dec-02)

8. Electronic mail (including survey form) (Dec-02)

9. Transfer of functions to Insolvency Practitioner Unit (IPU) and the transfer of Insolvency Practitioner Section to the Policy and Technical Directorate (Mar-03)

10. Change of Address, Firm Name etc (Dec-03)

11. Details on the Insolvency Service website (May-04)

12. Updating Details on the Rota (July-04)

13. Public Database of Authorised Insolvency Practitioners (July-06)

14. Relocation of Insolvency Service in Birmingham

CHAPTER 15: INSOLVENCY RULES, REGULATIONS AND ORDERS

1. Priority of Payment of Costs – Rules 4.218 and 6.224 (Feb-88)

2. Taxation of Costs in Old Act Cases (Feb-88)

3. Authorisation to Operate a Local Bank Account (Insol Reg 94) (Nov-99)

4. The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 1995 (Mar-95)

5. The Insolvency (Amendment Regulations) 2000 Electronic Receipts etc (June-00)

6. Recoverable expenses or costs (Rule 4.218 & Rule 6.224) (Mar-03)

7. Enterprise Act 2002 - Amendments to Insolvency Rules (Sep-03)

8. Enterprise Act 2002 (Individual Insolvency Provisions) - Income Payments Orders/Agreements (Feb-04)

9. Enterprise Act 2002 (Individual Insolvency Provisions) - Other Changes To Part 6 (Feb-04)

10. Contents of Proof of Debt Form in Bankruptcy, and Changes to the Procedures to be Adopted by the Official Receiver (OR) for Proving Debts (March-04)

11. Petition Costs in Bankruptcy where the Bankruptcy Order is silent on the Payment Of Costs (March-04)

12. Application of Section A of Chapter 6, Part 2 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 “Creditors’ Meetings” in cases where the business of a creditors’ meeting is dealt with by correspondence (Oct-04)

13. Review of insolvency practitioner regulation (Oct-04)

14. Amendments to Rules, Regulations and Fees Orders 2005

15. The Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 2005

16. Consolidation of Secondary Insolvency Legislation

17. Insolvency Regulations 1994 – Regulation 18 – Payment into the ISA

18. Consolidation of Secondary Insolvency Legislation-Update (Dec-05)

19. The Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2005 SI 2005/512 (April-06)

20. The Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Services Account (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2005 (SI 3524/2005) (April-06)

21. Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2006 & Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006 (April-06)

22. Insolvent Partnerships (Amendment) Order 2006 (SI 2006/622) (April-06)

23. The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2006 (April-06)

24. The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2006 (SI 2006/1272) (July-06)

25. Consolidation of secondary insolvency legislation - Project Update (July-06)

26. The Banks (Former Authorised Institutions) (Insolvency) Order 2006 (SI 2006/3107) (March-07)

27. The Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Services Account (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007 (March-07)

28. The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007 (SI 2007/521) (March-07)

29. The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007 (SI 2007/521) (June-07)

30. Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2007 (SI 2007/1974) and Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment) Rules 2007 (SI 2007/2537 (S.5) (Sept-07)

31. Consultation on changes to the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Company Director’s Disqualification Act 1986 (Sept-07)

33. Commencement of Section 176ZA of the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2008 (March-08)

34. The Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Services Account (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008

35. The Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Services Account (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2009

36. The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2009

37. The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2009

38. Timetable for the Insolvency Rules Modernisation & Consolidation project

CHAPTER 16: LAND REGISTRY

1. Inspection of the land Register (Feb-88)

2. Registration of restrictions at the Land Registry in the case of a sole proprietor

3. Application for change of address at Land Registry in the case of a sole proprietor



CHAPTER 17: LEGISLATION

1. The Judgements Act 1838 (Mar-93)

2. Schedule 4(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 Preferential claims Oct-97 (Second Publication) (Mar-98)

3. Environment Act 1995 (Apr-96)

4. Criminal Procedure and Investigation Act 1996 (Sep-98)

5. Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Apr-99)

6. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Sep-98)

7. Education (Student Loan) Act 1990 (Jan-99)

8. Data Protection Act 1998 (Mar-00)

9. Welfare Reform Act 1999 (Jun-00)

10. EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings (Mar-02)

11. Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 April-02 Edition

12. Occupational and Personal Pensions Scheme (Bankruptcy) Regulations 2002 April-02 Edition

13. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding up Notices and Reports etc) April-02 Edition

14. Secure Register for Home Addresses April-02 Edition

15. Secure Register for Usual Residential Addresses July-02 Edition

16. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 July-02 Edition

17. Late Payment of Commercial Debt – New Provisions (Nov-02)

18. Insolvency Act 2000 - Voluntary Arrangement Provisions and other Amendments (Nov-02)

19. Education (Student Loans) Act 1990 Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Dec-02)

20. Enterprise Act 2002 – Insolvency Provisions (Dec-02)

21. The Insurers (Reorganisation and Winding Up) Regulations 2003 (2003 No. 1102) (June-03)

22. Revision of Court Fees (Jun-03)

23. Enterprise Act 2002 (Sep-03)

24. Stamp Duty Land Tax (Mar-04)

25. The Financial Collateral Arrangements (Mar-04)

26. Money Laundering Regulations (Mar-04)

27. The Insurers Regulations (Mar-04)

28. Courts Act 2003 (May-04)

29. Higher Education Act 2004 – Student Loans (July-04)

30. Section 176A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (Share of Assets for unsecured creditors) (July-04)

31. The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (July-04)

32. The Higher Education Act 2004 and its further effect on the status of student loan debts in bankruptcy (Oct-04)

33. Evaluation of Insolvency Act 2000 and Enterprise Act 2002 (Dec-04)

34. Revision of Court Fees

35. Pensions Act 2004

36. Transsexual People – The Gender Recognition Act 2004

37. Amendments to the EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings

38. Pensions Act 2004

39. EC Regulation No. 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extra judicial documents in civil or commercial matters

40. Community Interest Companies

41. Courts Act 2003 - Periodical Payments For Damages For Personal Injury

42. Civil Partnership Act 2004

43. Pensions Act 2004, new responsibilities for insolvency practitioners (April-06)

44. Licensing Act 2003 (April-06)

45. Civil Proceedings Rules (Jan-07)

46. Amendment to Section 188 The Insolvency Act 1986 (March-07)

47. The Tribunals Court & Enforcement Bill: Debt Relief Orders (March-07)

48. EU Directive 2005/36 (Sept-07)

49. Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (Sept-07)

50. Pensions Act 2004 (Sept-07)

51. The “Trident Fashions” case and The Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) Regulations 1989

52. EU Directive 2006/123: Services in the Internal Market

53. Non-Domestic Rates in administration (March-08)

54. The Companies (Trading Disclosures) (Insolvency) Regulations 2008

55. The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

56. Pensions Act 2004 – new online section 120 notice service

57. FSMA 2000 - insolvency practitioners’ responsibility to report to the Financial Services Authority

CHAPTER 18: MATRIMONIAL HOMES, IPOs AND OTHER ASSETS

1. Bankruptcy - Interest in Dwelling Houses - Section 332(2) I.A 1986 (Mar-99)

2. Bankrupt’s Home (Feb-04)

3. Transfer of bankruptcy cases to IPs from the Protracted Realisations Unit where the principal asset is a property interest – establishment of a new rota (May-04)

4. Notification of interest in property – Rule 6.237/Form 6.83 (Oct-04)

5. Notification of Interest in Matrimonial Home (Dec-04)

6. Income Payments Orders – Date of Discharge (Dec-04)

7. Income Payments Orders update

8. The transitional provisions relating to Section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986- Bankrupt’s home ceasing to form part of the estate (Dec-05)

9. Exemption certificates under the provisions of Section 332 (2) (c ) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (April-06)

10. Inter-relationship between Section 283A Rule 6.237 and Form 6.83 (Sept-07)

11. The bankrupt’s home (Sept-07)

CHAPTER 19: MEETINGS

1. Annual Meeting of Creditors and Members in Voluntary Liquidation (Oct-89)

2. The SoS Discretion on Time Extensions Meetings of Creditors in Voluntary Liquidations (Feb-91)

3. Acceptance of Assessed Debts by Chairman at a Meeting of Creditors (Aug-92)

4. Notices of Section 98 Meetings (Aug-94)

5. Notice by Liquidators and Trustees of Final Meeting and Position on Release in Compliance with Rule 4.125(4) and Rule 6.137(4) IR 86 (Mar-00)

CHAPTER 20: OFFENCES AND PROSECUTION

1. The statutory duty of the liquidators to report apparent criminal offences under section 218(4) Insolvency Act 1986 and related matters March Edition (Apr-01)

2. Reporting Offences under section 218(4) further guidance - Includes Section 216 letter and enclosure Dec 01 Edition (Jan-02)

3. Reporting of s.11 and s.13 CDDA offences - undischarged bankrupts and disqualified directors taking part in company management (Nov-02)

4. Transfer of s.218(4) work to Birmingham (Mar-04)

5. Additional guidance for reporting of offences under s.218(4) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (May-04)

6. Insolvency practitioner’s role in investigation – referral to authorising body (Nov-06)

7. Reporting criminality to the Secretary of State

CHAPTER 21: RECORDS

1. Retention of Records – S218 (4) IA 1986 (Mar-00)

2. Disclosure of Statements and Preliminary Investigation Questionnaires (June-03)

3. Destruction of an insolvent’s accounting books and records

4. Collection and preservation of company records (June-07)

5. Dealing with “List X” businesses that hold UK Government protectively marked information



CHAPTER 22: RELEASE AND VACATION OF OFFICE

1. Notice to the Official Receiver and holding final meeting (Jun-88)

2. Vacation of Office and Release of Voluntary Liquidators (Feb-88)

3. Objections to release May Edition (June-01)

4. Notice to Creditors in Final Meeting in Bankruptcy (and Compulsory Liquidation) (Feb-04)

5. Objections to Release (Mar-04)

6. Notice to Official Receiver of Intention to Vacate Office: Returning Proofs of Debt (Dec-05)

7. Release where bankruptcy is annulled (April-06)

8. Payment of a Surplus in Bankruptcy Cases (July-06)

CHAPTER 23: REMUNERATION AND FEES

1. Fees for Preparation of Statement of Affairs + Holding Meeting (Jul-91)

2. Remuneration - how it is fixed where there is no committee (Jul-90)

3. Trustees Remuneration in "Old Act" Cases Mar-98 (Second Publication) (Nov-99)

4. Remuneration of an Office Holder - Appropriate Authority Required (Nov-99)

5. Remuneration as a percentage of amount received - Reg 33 I.R 94 (Oct-97)

6. Remuneration where no Resolution - Rules 4.127 and 6.138 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 and Statement of Insolvency Practice (Oct-97)

7. Trustee's renumeration in "Old Act" cases May Edition (June-01)

8. Court Practice Statement - Remuneration of Office Holders (Oct-04)

9. Remuneration where there is no Resolution - Rules 4.127A and 6.138A of the Insolvency Rules 1986 (The Rules) and Statement of Insolvency Practice 9 (SIP) (March-07)

CHAPTER 24: VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENTS

1. The Role of the Nominee and Application of Professional Judgement (Mar-95)

2. Failed Individual Voluntary Arrangements (Mar-95)

3. IVAs - Notices to the Official Receiver and Secretary of State (Mar-95)

4. Modification of Court Jurisdiction (Oct-95)

5. Notification to Secretary of State Regarding IVA's (Oct-95)

6. Position of Preferential Creditors (Nov-92)

7. Receipts of Funds by Trustee Prior to an IVA (Apr-96)

8. Individual Voluntary Arrangements following Bankruptcy Order Rule 5.21 of The Insolvency Rules 1986 (Jul-99)

9. Individual Insolvency Register - Request for Searches (Oct-99)

10. IVA’s reports to Court & SoS -Rules 5.22 and 5.24 IR 1986 (Oct-95)

11. Report of creditors' meeting (Feb-01)

12. Notification of completion/termination of the arrangement - Rule 5.29 May Edition (June-01)

13. CVA voting procedure - Rule 1.19 requisite majorities Sept Edition (Oct-01)

14. IVA Registration of the arrangement April-02 Edition

15. Advertising of Individual Voluntary Arrangements (Sep-03)

16. Registration of Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) (Dec-03)

17. Fast Track Individual Voluntary Arrangements (Feb-04)

18. EC Provisions (Feb-04)

19. Individual Voluntary Arrangements - Termination (Mar-04)

20. Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) Moratorium Procedure (Mar-04)

21. Review Of The Individual Voluntary Arrangement Process (Oct-04)

22. New Procedure for Acknowledgement of IVA Submissions (Dec-04)

23. IVA Submissions

24. IVA Details

25. Review of the Individual Voluntary Arrangement Process

26. IVA registration, completion or failure

27. Review of the Individual Voluntary Arrangement Process (Dec-05)

28. Review of the Individual Voluntary Arrangement Process (April-06)

29. Authorisation of Voluntary Arrangements nominees and supervisors (Nov-06)

30. Joint or interlocking Individual Voluntary Arrangements (June-07)

31. Review of the Individual Voluntary Arrangement Process (June-07)

32. The IVA Forum and Plenary Session (June-07)

33. New e-mail registration facility (Sept-07)

34. IVA Forum – straightforward consumer IVA protocol (March-08)

35. Interim Order prior to proposal of voluntary arrangement – error in Statutory Form 5.2 (March-08)

36. Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) moratorium: changes to Companies Act 2006 “small” companies definition

37. Future publication of completion/failure rates of Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs)

38. Registration of individual voluntary arrangements

CHAPTER 25: VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS

1. V.L Followed by Winding Up Order: Rule 4.219 IR 86 (Aug-94)

2. Disciplinary Proceedings Arising from Breach of Regulation 5(2) I.R 94 (Jul-99)

3. Regulation 5(2) of the Insolvency Regulations 1994 (Oct-97)

4. Winding-up resolutions - changes made by the Companies Act 2006 (March-08)

5. Attendance of liquidator at section 98 meetings in a creditors’ voluntary liquidation

CHAPTER 26: COMPANIES INVESTIGATION BRANCH

1. Companies Investigation Branch (March-07)


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