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Insolvencies rise in 2017-18, provisional figures show
Personal and company totals both show close to 5% increase
Accountant in Bankruptcy consults on reworked fee structure
New proposals designed to close projected gap in funding
Pagan Osborne owed £185,000 at collapse, administrators report
Registers of Scotland and property related businesses owed largest sums
Bankruptcies and debtor payments both rise in latest year, AiB reports
Annual report records "challenges and successes" of 2016-17
Sheriff refuses trustee reappointment as only professionals would benefit
Multiplepoinding held a better way to settle right to new funds
Personal insolvency figures show sharp increase
Latest quarter and full year totals both up about 17%
Annulling gratuitous alienations no breach of human rights, judge rules
Lack of discretion in court did not make provision disproportionate
Minister to revoke Bankruptcy Fees Regulations following criticisms
AIB to put forward revised proposals for consultation
Court revises law on diligence as affecting receivership
1977 case overruled as inhibition held to take precedence
Bankruptcy figures hold steady in latest quarter
Indications of underlying rise as year-on year figures higher
Best home protection for debtors being overlooked, law centre claims
Practitioners should use special provisions for protected trust deeds
Biggest law firm insolvency as KWM LLP enters administration
End of the road for UK and Europe arm of global firm
Draft insolvency reform instrument laid before Holyrood
Sixty day consultation on measure to reflect England & Wales changes
Scotland's new Bankruptcy Act in force from today
Consolidation provides coherent single legislative code
AiB seeking views on further insolvency rules changes
Informal consultation on corporate and personal insolvency amendments
Government extends funding for debt and benefit advice
102 SLAB-managed projects to continue
AiB report shows downward trends and creditor returns
Bankruptcies awarded down 44% in 2015-16
AiB consults on regulations ahead of new Act coming in
30 November start date for consolidation Act
Executor's right to sequestrate estate not absolute, sheriff rules
Deceased's child entitled to argue estate not insolvent
Faculty questions working of insolvency "moratorium" proposals
Response raises practical issues to be addressed
Transferees fail in Supreme Court over gratuitous alienations ruling
Justices dismiss appeal as character of transfers "plain and obvious"
Govan Law Centre sets up personal insolvency unit
First such project in Scotland will provide specialist advice
Personal insolvency levels still in decline, AiB reports
Figures for end of 2015-16 show continuing downward trend
Abusive Behaviour one of three final bills passed at Holyrood
Bankruptcy, and Burial and Cremation complete session programme