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Scottish Insolvency Statistics (Jan-Mar 2018): Comment from R3
25 April 2018
Commenting on the Accountant in Bankruptcy’s corporate and personal insolvency statistics for the period January to March 2018 (Q4 2017-¬18), Tim Cooper, Chair of R3 in Scotland, the insolvency and restructuring trade body says...
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Stuart Frith appointed as new President of R3
20 April 2018
Stuart Frith, a Partner at Stephenson Harwood LLP, is taking over as the new president of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body.
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Pensions White Paper misses vital insolvency reforms
19 March 2018
Commenting on the Government’s Defined Benefit Pension Scheme White Paper, published today, Duncan Swift, deputy vice-president of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, says...
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Q4 2017 insolvency statistics – R3 comments
26 January 2018
Commenting on the Q4 2017 (October-December) England & Wales insolvency statistics (published this morning by the Insolvency Service), Duncan Swift, deputy vice-president of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, says...
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R3 comments on the Scottish Insolvency Statistics, Q3 2017-¬18
24 January 2018
Commenting on the latest Scottish quarterly insolvency statistics, October to December 2018 (Q3 2017-18), Tim Cooper, Chair of R3 in Scotland, the insolvency and restructuring trade body says...
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UK ‘zombie business’ numbers drop to record low – R3
03 January 2018
The proportion of UK companies which are only paying the interest on their debts - one of the signs of a so-called 'zombie' business - has dropped to 3% in December from 5% in April this year, according to research by R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body.
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Insolvency and restructuring profession concerned about Brexit impact on insolvency numbers
29 December 2016
An overwhelming majority of insolvency and restructuring experts believe the UK's decision to leave the EU will lead to a rise in corporate insolvencies in the next year, and that the referendum result has already hurt businesses' finances, according to a survey of its membership by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.
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Living beyond means, relationship breakdowns, and cuts to incomes were the leading causes of bankruptcy in 2015
21 December 2016
Living beyond means, relationship breakdowns, and reduced levels of income were the leading causes of bankruptcy in 2015, according to new government statistics.
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139,000 UK businesses only paying the interest on their debt
13 December 2016
139,000 businesses in the UK are only paying the interest on their debt and not repaying the debt itself, according to new research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.
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New EU insolvency Directive ‘welcome’, says R3
22 November 2016
The European Commission's new Directive on corporate insolvency reform is a welcome step towards improving business rescue procedures across Europe, says insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.
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