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HMRC insolvency cash grab a ‘bad deal’ for UK
11 July 2019
Government plans, confirmed in today's draft Finance Bill , are a "bad deal" for UK businesses and the taxpayer, says insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.
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Government Breathing Space announcement – R3 response
19 June 2019
Duncan Swift, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, responds to today's announcement that the Government is moving ahead with plans to introduce a 60-day Breathing Space period from 2021 for people with problem debts.
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Airline Insolvency Review – Proposals do not overcome challenges
09 May 2019
Commenting on the publication of the Airline Insolvency Review's final report , Duncan Swift, president of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 , says...
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Duncan Swift becomes president of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3
08 May 2019
Duncan Swift, Corporate Advisory Services Partner and Head of the Food Advisory Group at Moore Stephens, has been appointed president of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.
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R3 response to the Treasury Select Committee's economic crime report
08 March 2019
Commenting on today's publication of the Treasury Select Committee's report " Economic Crime - Anti-money laundering supervision and sanctions implementation ", Stuart Frith, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 , says...
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Treasury ‘cash grab’ ‘frustrating and misguided’ – R3
26 February 2019
Commenting on today’s publication of a Government consultation on plans to repay HMRC ahead of pension schemes, trade creditors, and lenders in insolvency procedures, Stuart Frith, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, says...
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One in ten UK companies could be a ‘zombie business’
27 December 2018
Over one in ten (11%) UK companies is just paying the interest on its debts, rather than repaying the debt itself, according to new research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.
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Unexpected bill of just £20 would prove difficult or impossible to pay immediately for 1 in 5 British adults
22 December 2018
One in five British adults (20%) would find it somewhat difficult, very difficult or impossible to immediately pay an unexpected bill for an amount as little as £20, without assistance from an external source, according to new research from R3, the insolvency trade body, and ComRes.
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UK fails to improve its standing in the World Bank insolvency rankings – R3
02 November 2018
The lack of improvement in the UK’s standing in the World Bank’s latest insolvency rankings underlines the need for UK corporate insolvency reform, says insolvency and restructuring trade body, R3.
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Breathing space consultation – R3 comments
01 November 2018
Commenting on the news that the Government has launched a consultation on introducing a “breathing space” for indebted individuals, Stuart Frith, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, says...
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