This is the eighth in our series of articles at informing directors of their duties and options for small to medium enterprises if faced with insolvency. This particular article will deal with liquidations and the role of a liquidator.

A liquidator can be appointed by either a creditor (through a Court application) or voluntarily by members of the company. A liquidation can be either solvent (i.e. all liabilities are paid and there is a surplus for shareholders) or insolvent (i.e. when there are insufficient assets to pay all liabilities).

This is the second in a series of articles aimed at informing directors of their duties and options SMEs if faced with insolvency. We now look at one of the more prominent duties, being insolvent trading and one of the options available to manage that risk.