First £35,000 of every savings account given protection from today – The Times

Posted October 1st, 2007 in banking, compensation, guarantees, news by sally

“Savers in banks and building societies will have the first £35,000 of their deposits 100 per cent guaranteed from today under reforms to prevent a repeat of the Northern Rock affair.”

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The Times, 1st October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. v. PRG Powerhouse Ltd. and others; Luctor Ltd. v. PRG Powerhouse Ltd. and others – WLR Daily

Posted May 9th, 2007 in guarantees, insolvency, law reports by sally

Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. v. PRG Powerhouse Ltd. and others; Luctor Ltd. v. PRG Powerhouse Ltd. and others [2007] EWHC 1002 (Ch)

“A company voluntary arrangement which contained terms releasing guarantees given by the defendant’s parent company to the claimant creditors, unfairly prejudiced the claimants within the meaning of s 6(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986.”

WLR Daily, 1st May 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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