insolvency
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The Insolvency Service banned Greensill for breaching his legal duty as a director, citing transactions that caused a Credit Suisse fund a $440 million loss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Greensill breached his legal duty to “exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence as a company director,” the Insolvency Service said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
“Director disqualifications exist to protect the public from those who have demonstrated they are unfit to run companies,” said Duncan Beach, head of the Insolvency Service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
This is not the first time the government has taken over British Steel, with the Insolvency Service running the company for six months after it collapsed in 2019, at a cost of £500m to taxpayers.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
In the Transvaal, where Roman-Dutch law prevails, the law governing the subject is the Insolvency Law, No. 13 of 1895.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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