Morwenna’s article highlights some of the key changes heralded by this major overhaul of insolvency legislation. The significant changes include the replacement of statutory forms with prescribed content; the greater use of electronic communications and websites to deliver documents; the move away from physical creditors’ meetings and use of alternative decision-making and deemed consent together with progress reports; deemed proof of low value debts; and changes affecting office-holders in bankruptcy, including the OR becoming Trustee upon a bankruptcy order being made and the appointment of IPs as interim receivers. The changes apply from 6 April 2017 to all new insolvencies and most existing cases, with some key exceptions noted in the transitional provisions.
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