ISS Training Programme

This course looks at formal administration procedures and technical frameworks, best practices and procedures, and recent administration case law and its practical impact.

This course examines the consequences of a formal insolvency appointment or restructuring process for the bank or lender, including the lender’s options, rights and decisions.

This course covers the practical application of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 and concentrates on aspects that are commonly used as well as some that are not.

This course looks at the statutory framework for challenges, the evidential requirements, the likely defences, and some court decisions that set the precedent in this area.

This course covers the legal framework for Scottish leases and provides practical pointers on what to look out for and how to deal with some of the complex issues arising.

This course looks at the various types of business structure you could come across as an IP and provides you with the tools needed to investigate and maximise recovery.

This course provides the skills to deal with creditor claims, unravels complexities, and covers the statutory framework, creditors’ rights to claim and IPs to accept or reject.

This course looks at the effects of death and divorce on a Scottish debtor’s estate, pre and post appointment, and the implications for IPs and the stakeholders in the process.

This course provides an overview of the legal framework of the most common types of diligence and provides practical guidance on how to deal with diligence in your cases.

This course covers the powers of the trustee, debtor and lender in relation to heritable property, the difficulties of dealing with it, and practical realisation strategies.

This course looks at how an organisation’s structure dictates the type of insolvency procedure, the regulatory requirements and how to comply, and issues specific to charities.

This course covers the types of insurance IPs require to put in place, the role of broker and insurer, getting the right cover, claiming, and dealing with uninsured losses.

This course examines the big picture issues in the IVA market, the technical and regulatory details that IPs need to be alive to, and challenges IPs face in conducting IVAs.

This course examines the practical application of the Insolvency Rules in England & Wales, and some consequences, intended or unintended, and challenges of implementation.

This course examines the practical application of the Insolvency Rules in Scotland, and some of the consequences, intended or unintended, and challenges of implementation.

This course considers how to prepare for litigation, what to expect when running or defending litigation in the Scottish courts, and how to get the best possible outcome.

This course looks at how to unlock value in your IP appointments, where in a company or an estate value might be hidden, and the practical strategies for maximising value.

This course looks at how to deal with a partnership that is insolvent, how Business DAS works in practice, what your role is in the process, and some of the issues arising.

This course looks at why you might do a pre-packaged sale (a pre-pack) out of an insolvency, how best to structure one, and how to apply in practice the SIP 16 requirements.

This course considers how to handle securities, looks at the most common types of security, and gives practical pointers on what to look out for and how to deal with issues.

This course covers IPs’ powers to trade a business, the legal impact of insolvency on trading businesses, skills and guidance for trading on, controlling risk, and selling.

An essential annual update on the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) regime. Specifically for insolvency professionals, this practical course will help you deal with AML risks.

This course covers all aspects of the role and expectations of a director or member and their relationship with a company or LLP, and the implications of insolvency for them.

This course covers the rights of employees of an insolvent employer and our obligations as IP on appointment, and practical strategies for dealing with employee issues.

This course examines income tax and the personal tax regime, corporation tax and the corporate tax regime, capital gains tax, potential tax liabilities, and claims from HMRC.

This course looks at VAT thresholds and schemes, dealing with VAT pre and post appointment, option to tax, and the various VAT treatments across personal insolvency.

This course sets out the key distinctions between English and Scottish corporate insolvency processes, e.g. in legal process, legal terminology, and wider legal landscape.

This course sets out the key distinctions between Scottish and English corporate insolvency processes, e.g. in legal process, legal terminology, and wider legal landscape.

This course covers formal administration procedures and technical frameworks, best practices and procedures, recent case law and its practical impact, and use of pre-packs.

The emphasis of this course is on practical, interactive tuition, with real life examples of CVAs, and you will learn how to confidently apply the legislation in practice.

This course covers employees’ rights in insolvency proceedings and tensions between rights under employment law and the insolvent employer’s obligations under insolvency law.

This course looks at the legal and legislative provision, regulators’ guidance, and how these can be put into practice to obtain a valid approval of IPs’ fees and expenses.

This course covers the legal and legislative provision, courts’ and regulators’ guidance, and how they can be employed to obtain a valid approval of IPs’ fees and expenses.

Does your online presence create the right impression and communicate your messages effectively. This course covers the essentials of digital and social media marketing for IPs.

Where is your insolvency practice’s next client coming from? This course introduces the fundamentals of marketing, including the practicalities of developing a marketing plan.

This course concentrates on improving workplace productivity and achieving a better work / life balance, with a variety of productivity systems, techniques and tips introduced.

With effective communication being a key skill for everyone working in insolvency, this course is designed to help hone your writing skills within an insolvency framework.

This webinar sets out your enhanced due diligence requirements and assists you in completing these obligations in practice, to manage your risk in high-risk AML situations.

As IPs we need to understand the UK tax regime within which companies and individuals operate and pay tax, so that at the very least, we can deal with claims from HMRC in a formal insolvency.