R3: Creditor action fuels rise in Scottish business insolvencies

Annual statistics for the financial year 2024-2025 show a slight increase in corporate insolvencies in Scotland, contrasted by a notable decrease in personal insolvencies. There were 1,175 corporate insolvencies recorded, representing a marginal 0.6% rise from the previous year (1,168) and a 3.8% increase compared to 2022-2023 (1,132). In contrast, personal insolvencies dropped by 8.3%…

The Peak Indebtedness Rule – Chamberlains

What is the Peak Indebtedness Rule? The purpose of the peak indebtedness rule is to increase the chance of substantiating an unfair preference claim. It allows liquidators who are experiencing a running account to decide on the best peak of the Company’s indebtedness to the creditor and use it as the beginning for each singular…

Vermont Legislature passes bill to erase medical debt

Rep. Woodman Page, R-Newport City, explains details of a medical debt relief bill on the floor of the House the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, April 18. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Thousands of Vermonters could see their medical debt wiped away under a bill headed to the governor’s desk.  The legislation, S. 27, would use…