December 2009
Welcome to our new quarterly e-newsletter. Our aim is to bring you interesting and topical articles, which we consider relevant to our industry, together with a regular legal and insolvency news update.
We are anxious not to bombard you with irrelevant and dull information and therefore would welcome your comments on the subjects covered.
Should you be interested in contributing an article which is likely to be of interest to others or would like us to provide you with more information regarding any specific topic, please email Nicole direct on nicole@antonybatty.com.
Finally we would like to take this opportunity of wishing you a happy and festive holiday season and a successful and prosperous New Year!
Pre-pack Administrations vs CVA
Simon Parker compares the popular but controversial pre-pack administration with the less used company voluntary arrangement.
With the co operation of creditors there is no reason why CVAs with their obvious advantages cannot be used as an alternative to pre pack administrations especially at the small to middle sized end of the market.... To read more click here...
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Legal Update
Kathryn Tait of Boyes Turner Solicitors looks at some recent cases which consider the position of unsecured creditors. In particular, the importance of directors and advisors of companies being aware of their position as creditors of companies which might be facing the threat of insolvency. To read more click here...
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Insolvency News
Read the latest insolvency news by clicking here.
Thank you to Alex Muir for allowing us to use this link.
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ABC News
New Office Opens in Brentwood, Essex
Many of you will know that ABC was pleased to welcome Nicole Southwell, Claire Howell and Colin Smith from BRS Associates Ltd in October 2009. The main aim of the joint venture was to join forces and expand the established ABC brand out into Essex.
We have now opened an office at Swan House, 9 Queens Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4HE and we look forward to working together with existing contacts and making new friends in the area.
City Professionals Networking Group
ABC in conjunction with Blake Lapthorn Solicitors is pleased to sponsor the City Professionals Networking group (‘CPN’). The group meets monthly at the Puncheon, Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 6DQ on the first Friday of every month from 1pm until 3pm. The group is an informal gathering consisting of professionals, mainly accountants, solicitors, surveyors and bankers.
The group has gone from strength to strength since it was first established, and attracts between 30 and 40 attendees each month.
The next meeting is Friday 5th February 2010 so please come along!
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