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Lorraine Conway

  • Research Briefing

    Employment rights and insolvency

    Friday, 24 April, 2020

    This briefing describes the options available to employees when owed money by an insolvent employer or one who refuses to pay statutory redundancy pay.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: changes to insolvency rules to help businesses

    Tuesday, 31 March, 2020

    This Commons briefing paper considers new insolvency measures announced by the government on 28 March 2020 to help companies to continue to trade during the pandemic and emerge intact the other side.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Diseases
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Commons Library analysis of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL] 2019-21

    Friday, 27 March, 2020

    This Library Paper has been prepared for Report Stage of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL] 2019-21. No date is yet available for second reading

    • Research Briefing
    • Culture, media and sport
  • Research Briefing

    Airline Insolvency Review

    Wednesday, 11 March, 2020

    This Commons briefing paper provides a summary of the background to the Airline Insolvency Review and its key recommendations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Consumer Rights Act 2015

    Friday, 06 March, 2020

    The Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1 October 2015. This briefing sets out the background to the Act and the main provisions of Part 1 (sale of goods, digital content and services) and Part 2 (unfair contract terms).

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Commons Library analysis of the Environment Bill 2019-20

    Friday, 06 March, 2020

    A Commons Library analysis of the Environment Bill 2019-20. The Bill was given its first reading on 30 January 2020 and passed its second reading without division on 26 February 2020. Committee stage started on 10 March 2020 but was adjourned on 19 March due to the impact of Coronavirus. The Public Bill Committee is suspended until a time and date to be fixed by the Chair of the committee.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Q&A: solar panels

    Friday, 07 February, 2020

    This Commons briefing paper attempts to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about solar panels.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Energy
  • Research Briefing

    Insolvency: joint and several liability notices for directors

    Wednesday, 05 February, 2020

    This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the proposal to empower HMRC to issue joint and several liability notices to directors (and others) when certain conditions relating to tax avoidance and insolvency are met, as well as to companies which have been involved with repeated insolvency or non-payment of tax

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Insolvency: return of HMRC preferential creditor status

    Friday, 31 January, 2020

    This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the background to, and the main provisions of, the government's proposal to amend insolvency legislation to reinstate in part HMRC preferential creditor status after April 2020.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Prohibition of tobacco displays

    Tuesday, 07 January, 2020

    This Commons briefing paper considers the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Display) (England) Regulations 2010 (as amended) and the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Specialist Tobacconists) (England) Regulations 2010 (as amended).

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Health
  • Research Briefing

    Thomas Cook Compensation Bill 2019-20

    Tuesday, 31 December, 2019

    The Thomas Cook Compensation Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen's Speech on 19 December 2019. No date is yet available for Second Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Industry
  • Research Briefing

    Law of Property Act receivers

    Monday, 16 December, 2019

    This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of Law of Property Act receivers. In particular, it looks at how LPA receivers are appointed; their powers; and their role.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Can an undischarged bankrupt open a bank account?

    Monday, 16 December, 2019

    This briefing paper considers how a bankruptcy order will affect an existing bank account and the basis on which an undischarged bankrupt may be able to open and operate a new current account.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Bankruptcy: assets that pass to the trustee

    Monday, 16 December, 2019

    This Commons briefing paper considers those assets that pass to the trustee to form the “bankrupt estate” and the steps that should be taken by the trustee to protect and secure those assets for the benefit of the creditors.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Phoenix trading and liability of directors

    Monday, 16 December, 2019

    This Library briefing paper looks in detail at the legality of phoenix trading and the personal liability of directors to the creditors of an insolvent company.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business

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