Having shared the ins and outs of a director changing their name to avoid a disqualification, a similar situation occurred to me which happens and that is the re-use of a company name following liquidation, writes Gareth Wilcox, partner at Opus Restructuring & Insolvency
If I place my company into liquidation, can I still be a director of another company?
The answer to this is very much, yes. There is a relatively common misconception that if a director is appointed in relation to a company which is placed into insolvent liquidation, they cannot act for another. This is incorrect, and unless they are disqualified (by order, undertaking, bankruptcy or Debt Relief Order) from acting, there are perfectly entitled to act as director for any…
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