A number of changes have been made to insolvency procedure to remove various discrepancies and controversial practices:

CMS Cameron McKenna has learned that Registrars at the Companies Court in London have indicated that they now require applications for the extension of an administration to be issued at least 6 weeks before the administration is due to expire, unless there are "unusual reasons" justifying a later application. It is not yet clear what "unusual reasons" might mean in practice.