Insolvency Bankruptcy Petitions move online

Insolvency Bankruptcy Petitions move online – April 2016

31st March 2016

The introduction of The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2016 remove the following forms from schedule 4 of the Insolvency Rules 1986.

Forms being withdrawn on 6 April 2016 are:-

6.14 - Application for registration of a petition in bankruptcy against an individual under Land Charges Act 1972
6.26 - Application for registration of a bankruptcy order against an individual under the Land Charges Act 1972
6.27 - Debtor’s Bankruptcy Petition
6.28 - Statement of Affairs
6.29 - Order of appointment of insolvency practitioner to prepare a report under section 274(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986
6.30 - Bankruptcy order on debtor's petition

From 6 April 2016 bankruptcy applications will transfer to the new online application process, paper forms will no longer be accepted for new cases.

The new debtor bankruptcy application process will only apply to debtor bankruptcy proceedings commenced on or after 6 April 2016.