Insolvency practitioner jailed for two years after taking £50000 from clients facing bankruptcy – South Wales Argus

William Evan Price was jailed at Cardiff Crown Court A TORFAEN man who took almost £50,000 from clients facing bankruptcy while working as an insolvency practitioner has been sentenced to two years in prison. William Evan Price, 69, of Park View Terrace, Pontnewynydd, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday. The name of his company…

‘It seems like there is one rule for individual taxpayers and another for large companies’ – St Albans & Harpenden Review

Jimmy’s in High St, The Met Quarter, Watford A popular restaurant chain that closed down without warning owes the council more than £200,000, the Observer can exclusively reveal. Jimmys World Kitchen in High Street was part of a chain and outlets of that chain have racked up at least £639,000 in outstanding business rates across…

UAE set to enact bankruptcy law as companies grapple with downturn – Financial Times

©AFP Dubai’s skyline, including the Burj Khalifa The United Arab Emirates is set to enact a long-awaited bankruptcy law that could protect executives at failing businesses from criminal prosecution if they enter insolvency. Under existing regulations it is difficult to liquidate companies, while individuals can face criminal action if they default on debt, causing expatriates…