The following issues are dealt with in this letter:-
- disqualification reports and returns
- procedure on Disclosure of the D report or decision
- reports to creditors’ meetings to be copied to Insolvency Service
- addendum to Dear IP No. 17 concerning Northern Ireland Disqualification Orders having UK wide application
- guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics
- joint appointment of IP’s by the Department under Article 117 or 269 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
- coming into operation of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 and associated legislation
- change of address, firm name etc
- notice of Intended dividend to ordinary creditors – winding up and bankruptcy
- refunding petitioning creditor’s costs where the petitioning creditor was a Crown body
- lodgement of cheques to the Insolvency Account – Insolvency Service must be named as payee
- individual voluntary arrangements – time limits for making reports of the creditors meeting to the Court and the Department in compliance with Rules 5.25 and 5.27 of the Insolvency Rules (NI) 1991
- winding up orders against insurance companies
- Insolvency Issues Papers
- need to check if inhibition has been registered
- information to be given to the Insolvency Service when asking for fees determination at finalisation of cases where there will be enough money to pay creditors and bankruptcy expenses in full
Dear IP letter 18