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Case Help Manual

While The Insolvency Service tries hard to ensure that the contents of the Case Help Manual are as accurate as possible, this will not always be achievable. The contents of the Case Help Manual is provided for general information only and it should not be regarded as a full and authoritative statement of the law. You should not rely on it as such. (This warning should be read in conjunction with the disclaimer for all information provided by The Insolvency Service under the publication scheme.)

Updated: 21 March 2011

For queries about the Case Help Manual please contact Jayne Lambert

A

After Acquired Property (June 2009)

Agents (September 2008)

Amend Description (April 2010)

Amend Description (ISCIS) (July 2010)

Antecedent Recoveries (February 2010)

Annulments, Rescissions and Recalls (June 2008) 

Assets Subject To Credit (September 2007)

 

B

Banks, Building Societies and Credit/Charge Cards (November 2005)

Banks, Building Societies and Credit/Charge cards (ISCIS) (August 2010)

Book Debts (November 2008)

Books and Papers

 

C

Charging Orders (April 2007)

Closing a Case (September 2008)

Consolidations (January 2008)

Cross Border Insolvency EU (February 2009)

Cross Border Insolvency within the UK and outside the EU (February 2009)

 

D

Data Protection (April 2009)

Deceased Insolvents (September 2005)

Discharge From Bankruptcy (January 2008)

Disclaimers (April 2010)

Dissolution

Distress and Executions (February 2008)

Distributions

 
E

Executions see Distress and Executions

Exempt Property (March 2007)

 

F

The Family Home (August 2008)

The Family Home (ISCIS) (January 2011)

Fast Track Voluntary Arrangements (December 2006)

Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations (April 2009)

 

G

Gazetting and advertising see Publication of insolvency information

 

H

Handover - see Insolvency Practitioners

 

I

Income Payments Agreements (June 2006)

Income Payments Agreements (ISCIS) (December 2010)

Income Payments Orders (May 2007)

Income Payments Orders (ISCIS) (December 2010)

Individual Voluntary Arrangements (August 2004)

Initial Contact in Debtor's Petition Cases (January 2006)

Initial Contact in Debtor's Petition Cases (ISCIS) (August 2010)                                                      

Initial Enquiries in Creditor Petition Bankruptcy and Company cases (March 2010)

Initial Enquiries in Company and creditor petition Bankruptcy cases (ISCIS) (October 2010)

Initial Notices and Letters (June 2008)

Initial Notices and Letters (ISCIS) (August 2010)

Insolvency Practitioners (IPs)

Insurance

 

L

Leases with Value (September 2007)

Life Policies (June 2008)

Long-term Assets - formerly Protracted Realisations (September 2007)

 

M

Meetings

Motor Vehicles (March 2007)

 

N

New Case - Petitions (March 2010)

New Case - Petition (ISCIS) (August 2010)

 

P

Partnerships (January 2008)

Pensions (November 2006)

Post

Proofs and Proxies (December 2008)

Proofs and Proxies (ISCIS) (December 2008)

Property (dwellings, land etc)

Freehold Property

Property Owned Outside England & Wales (See Timeshares July 2007)

Sale of Bankrupt's Interest in jointly owned property (ISCIS) (January 2011)

Sale of Bankrupt's Interest in solely owned property (ISCIS) (January 2011)

Withdrawal of a Form J restriction (June 2009)

Withdrawal of a Form J restriction (ISCIS) (December 2010)

Protracted realisations see Long-term assets

Public Examinations (April 2007)

Publication of insolvency information (Formerly - Gazetting and Advertising) (April 2009)                            

 

R

Reports to Creditors (January 2006)

Reports to Creditors (ISCIS) (October 2010)

Restoration of Companies (March 2010)

Retention of Title (March 2000)

Re-vesting of property see Family Home

 

S

Second and Subsequent Bankruptcies (April 2004)

Shares (October 2006)

Stay

  • Stay Of Advertisement (July 2008)
  • Stay Of Proceedings (June 2008)

     

    T

    Tax Refunds (November 2005)

    Timeshares (July 2007)

     

    V

    VAT (November 2007)