It's been revealed that Duncan Lewis, the firm which is being so mercilessly baited by the London Coalition Against Poverty, faced such a severe cashflow crisis that it was nearly wound up by the taxman.
The firm’s had a very rough ride. Not only has it had to put up with crusties holding a mock trial outside its office, but the Gazette reports that HMRC filed a petition to wind it up after it fell behind in its tax payments. Apparently this is because the firm was owed almost £3million for legal aid work by its client the Legal Services Commission.
Duncan Lewis has clearly now managed to resolve this and the petition has been dismissed. Although the fact that the firm managed to get itself into this regrettable position in the first place is somewhat at odds with the message it sends out through its client brochure: “if you are struggling to pay your debts you may want to seek advice to help you avoid a bankruptcy or winding up petition”.
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The firm’s had a very rough ride. Not only has it had to put up with crusties holding a mock trial outside its office, but the Gazette reports that HMRC filed a petition to wind it up after it fell behind in its tax payments. Apparently this is because the firm was owed almost £3million for legal aid work by its client the Legal Services Commission.
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Duncan Lewis has clearly now managed to resolve this and the petition has been dismissed. Although the fact that the firm managed to get itself into this regrettable position in the first place is somewhat at odds with the message it sends out through its client brochure: “if you are struggling to pay your debts you may want to seek advice to help you avoid a bankruptcy or winding up petition”.