Vocabulary

9 June 2021
shadow director
A shadow director is an individual who is not registered as a company director, but who exercises some influence or control over the...
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9 June 2021
fiduciary duty
fiduciary duty Fiduciary duty is “the duty to act in good faith” both ethically and legally A fiduciary is someone (or an...
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9 June 2021
director
A director is an individual who leads and oversees a company, group, project or program A directorship is a formal statutory position in...
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9 June 2021
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (also referred to as CIGA) introduced measures and procedures to alleviate financial...
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9 June 2021
insolvency
Insolvency is what happens when a firm or an individual cannot fulfil its financial obligations; eg it cannot pay its outgoings or debts in...
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3 June 2021
bailiff
In England and Wales, there are a number of different positions referred to as “bailiffs” in the court system Most commonly, a...
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3 June 2021
bailiff-enforced eviction
After an eviction process has gone through court, bailiffs may be deployed to a property to evict the tenants and hand the empty...
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1 June 2021
Form N181 Directions Questionnaire
Form N181, a Directions Questionnaire, is sent to both defendants and claimants in multi-track and fast-track court cases to deliver...
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1 June 2021
Form N180
Form N180 is a Directions Questionnaire used for small claims court cases where the value of the dispute is less than £10,000 The...
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