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Who deals with bankruptcy and company liquidation claims?
The role of the official receiver, insolvency practitioner, trustee and liquidator, and relevant costs and fees
Making a bankruptcy or company liquidation claim
Submitting a proof of debt form for your claim
Creditors' meetings and creditors'/liquidation committees
Procedures for calling a meeting of creditors and for appointing a creditors' committee or liquidation committee
Conduct and voting at creditors' meetings
What happens at a first meeting of creditors, how an insolvency practitioner is appointed and the rules on voting
Staff perks: the options
How staff perks enhance quality of working life and encourage employee loyalty
Set up a staff incentive scheme
Steps employers can take to set up incentive and perks schemes
Ensuring the staff incentive scheme is successful
How to evaluate your staff incentive scheme and ensure it works effectively
Responding to a Freedom of Information request
What to do if your business receives a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Order of priority for repayment of creditors
The strict order of priority in which creditors are repaid
Ensuring you are registered as a creditor
How to find contact details for the official receiver or insolvency practitioner dealing with your debtor's case
Running your business checklist
You're running a business and want to accelerate your sales and growth, so what steps do you need to take and what help is available? Use our support to get ahead and find out how other local entrepreneurs have made the transition.
Who to notify if you transfer your business to a new legal structure
An overview of the different groups and organisations that need to know about your new business entity
Re-registration of a company
How to re-register your company with Companies House to change its legal status
Manage the risk of disclosure of confidential information
How to protect your business' confidential information if you share it with public bodies subject to an FOI request.
FOI and commercially sensitive information
How to protect your trade secrets and commercial interest from FOI requests if you share information with public bodies.
Use FOI to your business advantage
Use Freedom of Information requests to find and access information held by public bodies that could benefit your business.
FOI exemptions: absolute and qualified
Overview of the Freedom of Information exemptions and the right of public bodies to withhold information from disclosure.
Dealing with effluent that can't go to foul sewers
How to deal with effluent that you can't discharge to public foul sewer by changing processes or pre-treating waste.
Start your business checklist
You’re ready to take the plunge to get your business going. Use our guides and tools to help you through the phase of getting your business established - from finding and managing money to choosing premises and hiring staff.
Legal implications of changing the legal structure of your business
The implications a change in business structure has for contracts, tax and Companies House registration details