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New rules to ensure large firms pay invoices within 30 days
Posted: 10th February 2021 In: Debt Collection Services
Sudden surge in corporate insolvencies with more yet to come
Posted: 10th February 2021 In: Debt Collection Services
Struggling businesses given extra time to avoid insolvency
Posted: 11th January 2021 In: Debt Collection Services
New plans to protect businesses against late payments
Posted: 5th November 2020 In: Debt Collection Services
Treasury introduces new rules for sending out debt letters
Posted: 5th November 2020 In: Debt Collection Services
Temporary protections against business insolvency extended
Posted: 7th October 2020 In: Debt Collection Services
Company granted worldwide freezing order against debtor
Posted: 7th September 2020 In: Debt Collection Services

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New rules to ensure large firms pay invoices within 30 days
Posted: 10th February 2021
In: Debt Collection Services
Sudden surge in corporate insolvencies with more yet to come
Posted: 10th February 2021
In: Debt Collection Services
Struggling businesses given extra time to avoid insolvency
Posted: 11th January 2021
In: Debt Collection Services
New plans to protect businesses against late payments
Posted: 5th November 2020
In: Debt Collection Services
Treasury introduces new rules for sending out debt letters
Posted: 5th November 2020
In: Debt Collection Services
Temporary protections against business insolvency extended
Posted: 7th October 2020
In: Debt Collection Services
Company granted worldwide freezing order against debtor
Posted: 7th September 2020
In: Debt Collection Services
Business insolvencies expected to surge by the end of this year
Posted: 3rd September 2020
In: Debt Collection Services
Payment holidays ‘could sound the death knell for some firms’
Posted: 24th August 2020
In: Debt Collection Services
Cryptocurrency firm ordered to pay supplier's disputed invoices
Posted: 24th August 2020
In: Debt Collection Services
Disqualified director ordered to repay £500k to creditors
Posted: 10th March 2020
In: Debt Collection Services, Dispute Resolution
Company directors ‘should be held responsible for late payments’
Posted: 12th February 2020
In: Debt Collection Services
Businesses urge new government to tackle late payment abuse
Posted: 14th January 2020
In: Debt Collection Services, Dispute Resolution
Leasing firm wins claim over outstanding invoices worth £560k
Posted: 17th December 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
UK company insolvencies forecast to rise by 10% this year
Posted: 26th November 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
New rules to ensure large firms pay promptly come into effect
Posted: 21st October 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
Loophole in late payment law renders it ‘not fit for purpose’
Posted: 1st August 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
New measures being planned to ensure SMEs are paid on time
Posted: 16th July 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
Government warns 10,000 businesses to pay SME invoices on time
Posted: 21st May 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
Nearly half a million businesses admit to financial difficulties
Posted: 18th April 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
Campaign for ‘compulsory’ prompt payment code gains support
Posted: 21st February 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
Late payers could be banned from winning government contracts
Posted: 16th January 2019
In: Debt Collection Services
Company insolvencies rise by 20% over a year
Posted: 12th December 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
Call for evidence to combat late payments to small businesses
Posted: 21st November 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
New regulations to help small firms recover unpaid invoices
Posted: 17th October 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
Firms warned that fall in insolvencies may be just temporary blip
Posted: 13th September 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
A quarter of UK firms have been hit by customer insolvency
Posted: 9th August 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
FSB calls on FTSE 100 firms to ease late payments crisis
Posted: 25th July 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
Sole trader in cash flow crisis overturns bankruptcy order
Posted: 19th June 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
Machins Solicitors confirms planned new office relocation
Posted: 3rd May 2018
In: Aviation Law, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Property, Corporate Commercial, Debt Collection Services, Business Employment, Healthcare, Licensing, Individual Employment, , Family Law - Luton, Dispute Resolution, , Residential Conveyancing, Wills, Trusts and Probate,
More safeguards for SMEs when customers become insolvent
Posted: 3rd April 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
Rising insolvencies emphasise need for tight credit control
Posted: 14th March 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
More firms ‘in distress’ amid slowest growth rate for 4 years
Posted: 4th January 2018
In: Debt Collection Services
Early signs that your customer can’t settle your invoice
Posted: 12th October 2017
In: Debt Collection Services
More top companies commit to paying small businesses on time
Posted: 17th August 2017
In: Debt Collection Services
Surge in number of businesses vulnerable to interest rate rises
Posted: 20th July 2017
In: Debt Collection Services
Changes to tax loss relief ‘could lead to more business failures’
Posted: 24th May 2017
In: Debt Collection Services
Late payment reporting ‘will help small businesses prosper'
Posted: 8th March 2017
In: Debt Collection Services
Corporate insolvencies ‘expected to rise’ due to Brexit
Posted: 16th February 2017
In: Debt Collection Services
More help for small businesses dealing with large companies
Posted: 24th January 2017
In: Debt Collection Services
Company insolvencies increased by 2.2% in the autumn
Posted: 14th December 2016
In: Debt Collection Services
Government announces more measures to tackle late payment
Posted: 25th October 2016
In: Debt Collection Services
Debt judgments against businesses falls to 7-year low
Posted: 22nd September 2016
In: Debt Collection Services
Many consumers ‘defaulting over billing and poor service’
Posted: 18th August 2016
In: Debt Collection Services
Moratorium for failing businesses could ‘damage creditors’
Posted: 26th July 2016
In: Debt Collection Services
More than 100,000 businesses ‘owed money by insolvent debtors’
Posted: 13th April 2016
In: Debt Collection Services
Businesses to face ‘major difficulties’ over the coming year
Posted: 28th January 2016
In: Debt Collection Services
Insolvency decision is a ‘£480m bonanza for rogue directors’
Posted: 19th January 2016
In: Debt Collection Services
Small businesses ‘expect late payment problems to get worse’
Posted: 8th October 2015
In: Debt Collection Services
The Legal 500 2015 Recommendations
Posted: 17th September 2015
In: Aviation Law, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Property, Corporate Commercial, Debt Collection Services, Business Employment, Family Law - Berkhamsted, Family Law - Luton, Wills, Trusts and Probate,
New Commissioner ‘to help small firms tackle late payment issues’
Posted: 15th September 2015
In: Debt Collection Services
Government urged to rewrite the rulebook on late payment
Posted: 30th July 2015
In: Debt Collection Services
Large companies ‘to publish payment practices from next year'
Posted: 6th May 2015
In: Debt Collection Services
Government to tighten up the Prompt Payment Code
Posted: 9th April 2015
In: Debt Collection Services
SMEs to get more protection against late payment by large firms
Posted: 5th March 2015
In: Debt Collection Services
Court fee increase 'will hit small businesses chasing debts'
Posted: 4th February 2015
In: Debt Collection Services
Large firms may have to reveal how quickly they pay invoices
Posted: 13th January 2015
In: Debt Collection Services
UK businesses losing up to £200m due to ‘shadow insolvencies’
Posted: 10th December 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Many small and medium-sized firms fighting to survive
Posted: 12th November 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Recommendations in the Legal 500 2014
Posted: 2nd October 2014
In: Aviation Law, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Commercial, Debt Collection Services, Business Employment, Family Law - Luton, Wills, Trusts and Probate,
One in five businesses ‘will struggle if interest rates rise’
Posted: 2nd October 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Businesses still worried about cash flow and late payments
Posted: 23rd September 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
SMEs wait average of 71 days for invoice payment
Posted: 30th July 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
New guidelines to tackle late payment problem
Posted: 9th July 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Late payments causing insolvencies among SMEs
Posted: 4th June 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Cross-border debts should become 'easier to recover'
Posted: 1st May 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Late payments lead to more insurance claims than insolvency
Posted: 9th April 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Government to consider tougher action against late payers
Posted: 12th March 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
UK businesses forget to invoice clients for work worth £3.7billion
Posted: 12th February 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Many small businesses 'using pay day loans to survive'
Posted: 8th January 2014
In: Debt Collection Services
Restaurant 'did not discriminate against disabled girl'
Posted: 28th August 2013
In: Debt Collection Services
One in six SMEs worried about the future
Posted: 15th July 2013
In: Debt Collection Services
Number of FTSE 350 firms signing payment code triples
Posted: 26th June 2013
In: Debt Collection Services
SMEs struggling with cash flow and using up reserves
Posted: 18th April 2013
In: Debt Collection Services
Debts owed to businesses soar past £1bn
Posted: 19th March 2013
In: Debt Collection Services
Big companies face naming and shaming over Prompt Payment Code
Posted: 12th February 2013
In: Debt Collection Services
Small and medium-sized enterprises reliant on overdrafts
Posted: 8th January 2013
In: Debt Collection Services
New adjudicator to protect supermarket suppliers
Posted: 8th January 2013
In: Debt Collection Services
Firms paying bills quicker - even big companies behaving better
Posted: 12th December 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Business insolvencies reach a two-year peak
Posted: 12th November 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Have your say about EU directive on late payments
Posted: 10th October 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Company wins injunction against former employee
Posted: 14th September 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Government backs efforts to tackle problem of late payments
Posted: 14th September 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Late payment threatens survival of smaller businesses
Posted: 1st June 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Bankruptcy: untaken pensions can be used to pay creditors
Posted: 4th May 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Number of businesses in financial distress up 24%
Posted: 3rd April 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Factsheet: Frequently asked Debt Collection Questions
Posted: 22nd March 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
What's in a name?
Posted: 15th March 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Do you need to take a stand over late payments?
Posted: 29th February 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
OFT updates its guidance on debt collection
Posted: 4th January 2012
In: Debt Collection Services
Could you make a profit pursuing late payers?
Posted: 1st December 2011
In: Debt Collection Services
Bankruptcy petition threshold could rise to £3,000
Posted: 5th October 2011
In: Debt Collection Services
Businesses failing to protect themselves against late payers
Posted: 9th August 2011
In: Debt Collection Services
Surge in number of firms facing critical difficulties
Posted: 18th July 2011
In: Debt Collection Services
Struggling businesses could be "pushed over the edge"
Posted: 2nd June 2011
In: Debt Collection Services
Business failures decreasing but personal insolvencies still high
Posted: 31st May 2011
In: Dispute Resolution, Debt Collection Services
Businesses fear rising debts and falling profits
Posted: 14th April 2011
In: Debt Collection Services
Widespread welcome for reforms to Debt Relief Orders
Posted: 14th April 2011
In: Debt Collection Services

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