Navigating the safe harbour for small- to medium-sized enterprises

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Snapshot

  • The new safe harbour from insolvent trading is the most significant change to corporate insolvency law since the introduction of voluntary administration in 1993.
  • Helping directors of small- to medium-sized enterprises obtain safe harbour protection represents an exciting opportunity for solicitors when, previously, insolvent companies were mandated to commence external administration.

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Published in: Law Society Journal, April 2018

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