| 1 | Administration An overview of the process of the administration of insolvent companies. Administration is designed as a process for the restructuring and rescue of insolvent companies, but which often leads to the sale of business and assets, in many cases on a going concern basis. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Administration: a quick guide A quick guide to the process of company administration under the Insolvency Act 1986. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Company voluntary arrangements (CVA): a quick guide A quick guide to company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), forming part of series of quick guides (for more information on quick guides, see Quick guides). | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | Company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) An overview of the procedure involved in company voluntary arrangements (CVAs). | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Compulsory liquidation: a quick guide A quick guide to the process of compulsory liquidation or winding up of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986. It includes guidance for creditors, employees and directors of a company in compulsory liquidation. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 6 | Corporate insolvency: a guide An introduction to the aims of and background to corporate insolvency law, together with a brief overview of the various insolvency procedures available. This note also contains links to a multi-jurisdictional guide to restructuring and insolvency and a detailed note on US bankruptcy procedures. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 7 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation: a quick guide A quick guide to the process of creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986. It includes guidance for creditors, employees and directors of a company in CVL. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 8 | Overview of company insolvency procedures This note provides a summary of the various procedures that may apply to a company in financial difficulties and summarises information in the following practice notes: Administration. Administrative receivership. Company voluntary arrangements (CVAs). Schemes of arrangement: role of the court. Liquidation. For each procedure, this note summarises in tabular form: Its purpose. Who may commence the procedure. How the procedure is commenced. Its effect. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 9 | Personal insolvency procedures: overview A practice note giving an overview of bankruptcy, individual voluntary arrangements (IVA) and debt relief orders (DRO), enforcement restriction orders, county court administration orders and debt repayment plans. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 10 | Personal insolvency: a quick guide A quick guide to personal insolvency procedures in England and Wales, including bankruptcy and individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs).This is one of a series of quick guides, see Quick guides. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 11 | Provisional liquidation: a quick guide A quick guide on the corporate insolvency procedure of provisional liquidation. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 12 | Schemes of arrangement: overview An overview of schemes of arrangement, including when a scheme of arrangement may be useful for both solvent and insolvent companies, the requirements for a scheme of arrangement and frequently-seen issues when obtaining creditor, shareholder and court approval. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 13 | Administrative receivership An overview of administrative receivership. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Bankrupt's family home and orders for sale and possession in ... This note addresses how a trustee in bankruptcy identifies, protects and deals with his interest in the bankrupt's family home. It discusses the effect of a bankruptcy order on trusts of land and rights of occupation affecting the bankrupt's family home. It also sets out the grounds for a trustee's application for an order for possession and sale of the bankrupt's home, considering the impact of exceptional circumstances and the bankrupt's death. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Charging orders over land: protection, priority and the effect of ... A practice note discussing charging orders over land, how to protect them, priority issues and the effect of insolvency and other security on their enforceability. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | Compulsory liquidation: What is it and when can a company ... This practice note provides an overview of compulsory liquidation, or winding-up. It discusses situations in which a company can be placed into compulsory liquidation and what happens after a compulsory liquidation order is made. For further information on how to place a company into compulsory liquidation see Checklist, How do I place a company into compulsory liquidation?. This note does not cover voluntary liquidations, which are considered in Practice note, Voluntary liquidation: What is it and how do I place a company into voluntary liquidation? | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | Creditors of companies in financial difficulty or insolvency: top ... Suggested answers to some common questions asked by creditors of insolvent companies and companies in financial difficulties. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 18 | How can I protect my business from a debtor getting into ... A practice note on how to respond to the financial difficulties or insolvency of a company that owes you money, which considers how to press for payment from a distressed trading partner, key contractual issues and outlines the position of the unsecured creditor in an insolvency process. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | How to identify a company in financial difficulty A practice note explaining the "decline curve" of a business, giving guidance on how to get the information to assess how serious a business' difficulties are, and providing an overview of what insolvency means and how to react to it. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | Issues surrounding section 6 LDAA 1908 notices and the ... A note on whether a notice served by a landlord under section 6 of the Law of Distress Amendment Act 1908 (LDAA 1908) is caught by the moratorium imposed when a tenant company goes into administration. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | Liquidation: overview An overview of the methods of achieving a liquidation of a company registered in England and Wales. This practice note links to more detailed practice notes covering: Compulsory liquidation. Voluntary liquidation. Liquidator's powers. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 22 | Litigation and insolvency: claiming against an insolvent ... A practical guide for those who are seeking to bring or continue a claim against a company or individual which is, or is about to become, insolvent. This includes a summary of the statutory moratorium or automatic stay of proceedings that arise under the Insolvency Act 1986 when a company is in administration or liquidation respectively, and guidance on the court's approach on an application for leave to pursue a claim. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | Reviewable transactions in corporate insolvency A guide to the procedures under UK corporate insolvency law to enable the adjustment of antecedent transactions and the protection of the insolvent company's assets for the benefit of its creditors. This note covers disclaimer, transactions at undervalue, preferences, extortionate credit transactions, invalid floating charges, transactions defrauding creditors, contribution by past shareholders and directors, and common law rules. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 24 | Tenant insolvency and its effect on the landlord Practice note on the effect of a tenant's insolvency on its landlord's ability to distrain or sue for rent or to forfeit the lease. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | Voluntary liquidation: what is it and how do I place a company ... This practice note describes the two types of voluntary liquidation: members' and creditors' voluntary liquidations. It explains how a company can be placed into voluntary liquidation and the effects of a voluntary liquidation. For information on compulsory liquidations, see Practice note, Compulsory Liquidation: what is it and when can a company be placed into compulsory liquidation? and Practice note, Compulsory Liquidation: How do I place a company into compulsory liquidation? | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 26 | What are the warning signs of financial difficulty in a ... A guide to what to look for in a company's accounts when assessing its financial position and the warnings signs that may indicate financial difficulty or potential insolvency. | Practice notes | Maintained |