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The newsletters in this section are a selection from regular updates prepared by Meston Reid & Co and sent to a wide variety of interest groups. Additional newsletters will be added as appropriate.

Date Issued	Topics Covered
March 2013	HMRC : keeping a closer eye on payroll deductions; Employee payments upon insolvency of employer; Banks : another hit to the P&L on the horizon?; Creditors’ losses : even greater than you think
December 2012	Bankruptcy Consultation : the process continues; Regulations : stop the proliferation and leave some matters to professional judgement and common sense; Keeping an eye on fees
September 2012	Topping-up the pension pot; The cost of becoming bankrupt; Profiting from company failure; Conditional fee arrangements; Hand the money back Mr Liquidator!
June 2012	Get out of your house!; Leave my pension alone; Please let the system settle down
April 2012	Farewell to Extra Statutory Concession C16; Bust one day : trading the next; Approved money advisor status; You’re sacked : but at least part of your claim will be paid; Collect the cash; Looking after the liquidator
March 2012	But I don’t want him to be administrator; Who protects the liquidator?; Why didn’t I get a chance to submit an offer?; Debt Arrangement Scheme : another launch!; So that’s why you paid the administrator
May 2011	Being a director : not always an enjoyable experience; Protected trust deed : State encroachment ; Debt management : better than DAS?; Strengthening the insolvency team;
March 2011	Why can't I get credit?; Help, my business is in trouble: who do I call?; Debt Administration Scheme: still not working very well ; Thanks for the increase;
December 2010	Get the cash in;
August 2010	Insolvency advice: I can do that; You guys seem to charge a lot; Protected trust deeds: dealing with the house;
April 2010	When a Charity needs charity ; What's in a name?; Aggressive tax planning: oh dear!;
December 2009	Where can I hide the cash?; Personal insolvency in Scotland: the consultation process continues; What do you mean I'm sacked?;
October 2009	Never mind the cost, just sue him; Help: the assets are disappearing quickly!; Bankruptcy Restrictions Orders: are they working?;
July 2009	Debt arrangement scheme: a higher hurdle; Come on, be fair; Directors: good news regarding your redundancy claim; Directors: payroll records are vital
May 2009	Director disqualification statistics; Personal debt: yet another debt relief option; Here there and everywhere; Employment rights act 1996; Pre-packaged sales in administration; JIEB success;
December 2008	HMRC: It's good to talk; Where have all the assets gone?; Personal debt: Nine golden rules; Plenty cash: Claim it or lose it
August 2008	Low income low asset sequestrations “LILA”; Corporate failure: it’s not my fault; Payments Distributor status; The cheque is in the post
June 2008	The Insolvency Exchange; Directors: Raising the performance bar; Why does it cost so much?
March 2008	Bankruptcy: one year and the slate is wiped clean - Aberdeen Press & Journal article by Michelle Byrne, Insolvency Manager, Meston Reid & Co.
January 2008	Low income low asset (lila) sequestrations; DAS; Payment distributor; www.scotdebt.net feedback.
October 2007	Director disqualification; Family home.
August 2007	The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007
March 2007	The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007: update
November 2006	The great personal debt write off; Redundancy payments increase; Loans to directors.
April 2006	Business sales: undue haste; Protected trust deed consultation; Money laundering: would you dare report it?
February 2006	Administration or Liquidation?; The Bankruptcy Bill: will the reforms be worthwhile?
September 2005 (DAS)	Debt Arrangement Scheme: Here today, gone tomorrow.
September 2005	Selling a business? Be careful of employee liabilities; Refused credit? Just ask; Society of Turnaround Professionals.
February 2005	Personal insolvency: popular choice in Scotland; claim your dividend whilst you can; common sense: a relic of the past.
November 2004	Debt Arrangement Scheme: a new lifeline to help you get out of debt.
October 2004	Sequestration for rent; will it survive; insolvency regulation; debt arrangement scheme.
June 2004	Case study: unfair preference: a Scottish success story
March 2004	The Money Laundering Regulations 2003; increase in annual turnover threshold for audits; The Enterprise Act 2002 and pot of cash for unsecured creditors; Employment Rights Act 1996 and increase of weekly limit to £270; the Scottish Bankruptcy Bill.
January 2004	Be careful what bank documentation you sign; Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; administrations; extra statutory concession C16.
September 2003	Trust deeds; abolition of crown preference; common cause of business failure.

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