Paying Dividends – The Consequences of Paying Illegal Dividends

Paying Dividends – The Consequences of Paying Illegal Dividends.
Directors’ Dividend payments will be scrutinised for legality by Insolvency Practitioners. This may lead to a Misfeasance Claim with dividends repaid. Tal to us for help and advice.
Antony Batty & Company Celebrates its 25th Birthday

Antony Batty & Company Celebrates its 25th Birthday
Licensed Insolvency Practitioners and turnaround specialists in London & the South look back over 25 years and more than 2,500 appointments.
Directors beware – It is not just business loans from banks that require Personal Guarantees

Directors beware – It is not just business loans from banks that require Personal Guarantees
Personal Guarantees are everywhere in Business. Directors must be vigilant.
HMRC’s Preferential Creditor Status and Preference Payments to Creditors

HMRC’s Preferential Creditor Status and Preference Payments to Creditors
Directors Beware! Do you know what HMRC’s preferential creditor status means for you in insolvency?
Directors must remain vigilant to avoid Wrongful Trading

Directors must remain vigilant to avoid Wrongful Trading
The Covid-19 related suspension of Wrongful Trading Provisions ended on 30th June 2021, however the related business difficulties are still with us.
Claire Howell returns to Antony Batty & Co as a fully licensed, appointment taking partner
Claire Howell returns to Antony Batty & Co as a fully licensed, appointment taking partner.
Claire is the 9th of our licensed, appointment taking insolvency practitioners, and is based in our central London office.
Insolvency, Personal Liability and Personal Guarantees on Commercial Leases

Insolvency, Personal Liability and Personal Guarantees on Commercial Leases
Personal Guarantees for Company Leases (or any type of loan) can lead to serious consequences for the Guarantor. What are the issues and how can Insolvency Practitioners help?
Insolvency Practitioner Lawrence King’s Work with Law Firms

Insolvency Practitioner Lawrence King’s Work with Law Firms
Our detailed investigatory work enables realisations to be made and dividends to be issued to creditors where the initial view was that insufficient assets were available.
The Key Autumn 2021 Budget Announcements for Businesses

The Key Autumn 2021 Budget Announcements for Businesses
Business Asset Disposal Relief was untouched and Business Rates were discounted for the sectors hardest hit by Covid-19
Insolvency Practitioners can also be Mediators

Insolvency Mediation – Lawrence King is an ADR Group accredited civil and commercial mediator.
Insolvency mediation and alternative dispute resolution is important in resolving insolvency disputes, saving time and money.