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Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 2018 – are you ready?

The long-awaited Scottish Rules are here! Two sets of Rules Due to the nature of the partially devolved corporate insolvency regime, Scotland’s Rules are found in two pieces of secondary legislation. The Insolvency (Scotland) (Company Voluntary Arrangement and Administration) Rules 2018 and the Insolvency (Scotland) (Receivership and Winding up) Rules 2018 (“the new Scottish Rules”) […]

INSOLVENCY (SCOTLAND) RULES 2018

The new Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 2018 are finally here! Due to commence on 6 April 2019, now is the time for familiarisation, planning and preparation. Here’s how we can assist you.

ICAS Insolvency and Restructuring Conference 2018

Insolvency Support Services director Eileen Maclean is delighted to have been invited to join a superb line-up of speakers at the ICAS Insolvency and Restructuring Conference 2018 at Gleneagles on 13 and14 November. The theme of this year’s conference is A Profession in the Spotlight, which ICAS has chosen to reflect the increasing levels of scrutiny […]

Guest lecturing on insolvency

Insolvency Support Services director Eileen Maclean presented to a different audience from our usual earlier this month when she was back at The University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School to guest lecture again on corporate insolvency with course leader Yvonne Joyce.

Common Financial Tool (Scotland) Regulations 2018 – Giving evidence to Parliament

Eileen Maclean, R3 Scottish Technical Committee member, gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee, on the new Common Financial Tool (Scotland) Regulations 2018 on 30 October. Eileen said: “It was a privilege to be asked to give evidence on behalf of the profession. Now we await the Committee’s recommendation, with […]

Lifting the corporate veil

It seems that the protection afforded by Limited Liability has received a body blow in the Budget with an announcement that directors may face personal liability for their company’s tax liabilities: “Tax abuse and insolvency – Following Royal Assent of Finance Bill 2019-20, directors and other persons involved in tax avoidance, evasion or phoenixism will […]

Anti-Money Laundering – Have you assessed the risks?

A step-by-step explanation of a firm’s responsibilities under anti-money laundering regulations. For many insolvency practitioners, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance starts and finishes with client identification procedures. But that simply isn’t sufficient to comply with current legislative requirements, nor to adequately protect you from becoming a professional enabler – a title none of us relish acquiring! […]

R3 in Scotland Breakfast Seminar: An Insolvency Practitioner’s Duties and Obligations

Insolvency Support Services (ISS) is delighted to sponsor the upcoming R3 in Scotland Breakfast Seminar on An Insolvency Practitioner’s Duties and Obligations: a look at Doonin Plant vs SEPA. The excellent panel of speakers comprises Kirsten Fleming and Tim Cooper from Addleshaw Goddard and Alison York, Head of Legal at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency […]

A Privacy Policy is not just for your website

An Insolvency Support Services (ISS) survey of 70 insolvency practitioners’ websites has revealed that only 25% contain any information about the rights of the various parties an insolvency practitioner will routinely process data about during the course of an insolvency engagement: debtors, directors, creditors, employees and other stakeholders. While 80% of websites contained a privacy […]

Intensive Insolvency CPD / CPE Catch Up Course

Looking to catch up on your CPD? It’s that time of year when we submit our licence applications and sign off that we have fulfilled our CPD obligations. Join fellow professionals and the ISS Training team for an intensive two days and 12 hours of CPD / CPE in advance of your annual licence renewal. […]

CPI and CPPI exam success for ISS Training students

ISS Training is delighted to congratulate its CPI and CPPI students on their success in the June 2018 CPI and CPPI exam sitting. Our students achieved great results, including one distinction and three merits, and we are thrilled that all of their hard work paid off. Well done, class of 2018! Enrolment for the 2019 […]

Announcement regarding Insolvency Support Services (ISS)

Please note that with effect from 1 July 2018, the business of Insolvency Support Services under the business lines ISS Training, ISS Compliance, ISS Outsourcing and ISS Practice Support has transferred to a new limited company SC601201. The company previously registered as Insolvency Support Services Limited (SC357810) has changed its name to Dunedin Advisory Limited. […]

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