Disqualification

New investigative powers: enforcement success thanks to teamwork

Steven Fifer, 19 October 2022 - Disqualification, Enforcement, Investigation and enforcement

At the end of 2021, the Insolvency Service secured new powers to tackle directors from abusing the dissolution process and walking away without paying their debts. In this blog, we explore how the agency secured several disqualifications in 2022 using the new powers to tackle bounce back loan abuse.

Disqualification claims: a judge’s view

Steven Fifer, 26 May 2022 - Disqualification, Investigation and enforcement, Legal services

Professional Support Lawyer, Matt Pope, hosted a learning and development event where leading insolvency expert, His Honour Judge Abbas Mithani QC, spoke about disqualifications from a judge’s point of view.

Collaborative enforcement: Jail for carbon credit fraudsters

Joe Peacock, 17 November 2021 - Company investigations, Disqualification, Enforcement, Fraud

Joe is a Senior Investigator at the Insolvency Service. In this blog, Joe writes about how a multi-agency collaboration helped protect the public from scammers.