Lance Ashworth QC was recently invited by Accountancy Age to comment on how the Insolvency Service has announced a new law to scrutinise the sale of pre-packs. The article ‘New evaluator role in pre-pack scrutiny too vague’ highlights how Insolvency practitioners are calling for stricter qualifications for the role of evaluator after the Insolvency Service announced new laws.

Lance says without a tightening of qualification, the role amounts to little more than window dressing. “The role of the evaluator is tricky, because the requirement is you only have to think you are up to the job.”

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