A recent decision in Greenock Sheriff Court has thrown light on what happens once a Time Order is granted in a car repossession case.
Scottish Adviser Blog
The Top 5 Debt Arrangement Scheme Providers 2017/18
Who were the top 5 providers of the Debt Arrangement Scheme, Scotland’s debt payment plan. Numbers were still 45% lower than they were 3 years earlier.
Advice.Scot: When Imitation is Poor Flattery
For some bizarre reason, Advice Direct Scotland, an independent Scottish Charity, and an Independent Member of the Scottish Association of Citizen Advice Bureaux, has decided to run a pay per click campaign to promote their Advice.Scot site using the name of this site, Advice Scotland. To save I am peeved is an understatement. I have […]
Parents Clubs Scotland
Parents Club Scotland, launched by the Scottish Government, aims to provide families with useful information on health,finances and benefits.
Parliamentary Committee Recommends against Standard Financial Statement
The Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work’s Committee have now released their Report into the Scottish Government’s draft Common Financial Tool Regulations. The recommendations of the Committee are that the Scottish Government should not re-lay the Regulations until there has been: A full review of the use of the Common Financial Tool, including Engagement […]
Time Orders: Has Their Time Come?
Time Orders are legal remedies provided for by the Consumer Credit (Act) 1974, that allowed consumers allow a court to give them more time when they have went into arrears or defaulted on a consumer credit agreement.
The Debt Arrangement Scheme: A New DAS?
The Debt Arrangement Scheme is changing, with new amendments due to be introduced from the 29th October 2018.
AIB must change Life Insurance Policy Practice
Can the Accountant in Bankruptcy cash in a life insurance policy where the deceased was previously in a bankruptcy or protected trust deed?
Money Advice Update – August 2018
John McGleish v Graham Cameron Tough and Maureen Leslie This case, decided by the Sheriff Appeals Court considered an obscure area of bankruptcy law, which has not seen much discussion, nor had much judicial consideration since its introduction in the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913. The provision, now contained in section 78 (9) and (10) of […]
Common Financial Tool Regulations 2018
My submission to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee on the Common Financial Tool Regulations.
