New crypto tracing boss turns up the heat

by Katerina | Jun 11, 2025 | News

The sharp rise in cryptocurrency-related insolvency cases across the UK has prompted the Insolvency Service to appoint its first crypto specialist, as it doubles down on recovering digital assets. Former police investigator Andrew Small, an economic crime expert, will...

Insolvency Service revises IVA protocol

by Katerina | Jun 3, 2025 | News

Changes to the Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) framework for those in debt are a reminder of the range of options available in the insolvency toolkit. The Insolvency Service has published a revised IVA protocol to improve the service currently offered to people...

Letter from London: The economic and political meaning of the second coming of President Trump

by Katerina | Jun 2, 2025 | News

‘It’s the uncertainty that is killing investment and imperilling any sustained economic growth’. Give me a tenner each and every time I have heard that refrain, or a close derivative, during the torrid past few months and I should be well on the way to untold riches....

Court confirms wider net for fraudulent trading

by Katerina | May 26, 2025 | News

Responsibility for conducting fraudulent business is not only limited to management of entities through which it’s transacted, but extends to third parties who knowingly assist such companies. That’s the scope of Section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986, the Supreme...

Tried and Tested: Recipes You’ll Love – Chutneys: More Than Just a Sidekick

by Katerina | May 21, 2025 | News

Chutneys are one of those quietly brilliant additions to a meal – often sitting on the edge of the plate yet stealing the show the moment you taste them. With roots in the Indian subcontinent, they’ve been around for centuries – passed down generation to...