The fact pattern is depressingly familiar: Party A owes money to Party B for goods or services. A fraudster, whether by hacking the emails of A or B or otherwise, manages to present an invoice to A with B’s account details revised so that when A pays, the money goes to an account held by […]
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Tynedale Hospice Will writing
Our private client department recently held a Will writing event for Tynedale Hospice based in Hexham. This is an important local charity and we are delighted to have raised £1,400 for the charity from the event. We look forward to continuing to work with the charity in the future to raise monies for their valuable […]
Covid-related insolvency and winding up provisions extended again
The government has confirmed that the “COVID rules” for winding-up petitions and statutory demands will be further extended to 30 June 2021. This news will be some relief to businesses whose finances have been hit hard by the pandemic and frustrating to creditors who have had their ability to enforce their debts curtailed for more […]