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22 October 2021
Issue: 7953 / Categories: Procedure & practice , Insolvency , Profession
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NLJ this week: What debtors can do when the wolf is at the door

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With debt on the rise in these straitened times, retired costs judge John O’Hare considers the ways in which both individuals and businesses can use insolvency law to ease their financial pressures, in this week’s NLJ

The most dramatic option is to file for bankruptcy, a process that can now be made online. Less drastic options exist, however. O’Hare explains how insolvency law can be used to give the debtor breathing space before enforcement of debt collection―individuals have three main ways to do this while companies also have a variety of responses and delaying mechanisms at their fingertips.

O’Hare sets out the various options available to debtors, in a timely and easy-to-follow article. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

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