An Overview of the Main Insolvency Regimes (Personal & Corporate) & How They Impact on Local Government Liabilities

26 June, Virtual
9.30am - 1.30pm

This upskilling session will be delivered virtually by Paul Bowden, Partner, Wilkin Chapman. It will be to Local Authority Revenues Practitioners who are looking to explore debt recovery solutions beyond Enforcement Agent and Committal action. The session will also consider how debts are bound by insolvency action that is not instigated by the Local Authority.

Areas covered -

  • The range of personal and corporate insolvency options.
    • Contingent liabilities
    • what are they & case law?
    • what impact do they have – how to deal with impact?
  • How to manage and deal with the different types of insolvency events.
     
  • Corporate:
    • Filing proofs of debt.
    • Engaging with Insolvency practitioners.
    • An overview of CVA, liquidations, administration and receiverships.
       
  • Proof of Debt for a debtor led insolvency:
    • Detailed explanation as to how it is created by the OR/IP
    • Where it might go in the Council/ what process to put in place
    • What it means
    • What debts should be included (sundry, local tax, parking, FTA, rent arrears? etc etc)
    • How to gather together information to complete it?
  • Personal
    • An overview of IVA, DRO and bankruptcy
    • IVAs
    • Scenarios when to challenge and when not to – realistic examples – question whether should or shouldn’t etc.
    • Account management
    • What to do with accounts when liability doesn’t match entitlement to collect
      i.e. do you end the pre-insolvency account and reopen a new one and if so, when (i.e. contingent liability issue)
      What to do with debt (write off or leave on an account?)

 

Facilitator

The course will be delivered by Paul Bowden, Partner, Wilkin Chapman.

Course Details

The course starts at 09.30am and finish at approx. 1.30pm.  

Fees

£90 plus VAT IRRV Personal Member Rate (valid for Individual Members only)
£120 plus VAT Forum/Organisational Rate
£150 plus VAT Non- Member Rate

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