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Restructuring and Insolvency weekly: WebFiling breach, administration appointments, director sanctions, case alerts, Scottish debt reform, statistics, fee changes and key dates—19 March 2026

Published on: 19 March 2026

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In this issue:

  • Key R&I law developments
  • The office-holder
  • Corporate insolvency processes
  • Insolvency litigation
  • Directors and insolvency
  • R&I in Scotland
  • Corporate Rescue and Insolvency (February 2026)
  • Daily and weekly news alerts
  • Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals

Key R&I law developments

Companies House has confirmed it has rectified a security flaw in its WebFiling service, detected on 13 March 2026, which might have enabled signed-in users to view and amend aspects of other companies’ information without permission. WebFiling was taken offline at 1:30pm on 13 March 2026 and reinstated at 9am on 16 March 2026 after investigation and independent testing. The review found the weakness—introduced during an October 2025 system update—may have exposed non-public company data, including dates of birth, residential addresses and email addresses. Companies House stated that passwords and identity verification data were not affected. The incident has been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office and the National Cyber Security Centre...

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