The Register of Bankruptcies contains information on estates
in bankruptcy, debtors in liquidation and compulsory liquidations
that were initiated after 1 September 1993. The register contains
key information about each estate, including who is or has
been the general manager, chairman of the board and auditor
of a business enterprise in receivership, and whether the
chairman of the board or the general manager has any positions
in other business enterprises at the time when liquidation
proceedings were opened.
The Register of Bankruptcies was established as a measure
to help uncover and combat white-collar crime. The Register
of Bankruptcies helps trustees, the police, courts and other
interested parties to obtain important information as quickly
as possible. Through the Register of Bankruptcies you may
also ascertain whether a particular person has been temporarily
disqualified from operating a business. The Bankruptcy Court
may order such a disqualification if there are reasonable
grounds to suspect the person in question of a punishable
offence in connection with the winding up itself or with the
operations that led to the liquidation. A person may also
be temporarily disqualified if, due to negligence in his or
her business operations, s/he has been deemed unsuitable to
found, manage or serve as a board member or deputy board member
of a new company.
Most information in the Register of Bankruptcies is available
to the public for a period of five years after winding up
the bankrupt estate. To obtain information from the Register
of Bankruptcies you should submit an organization number or
personal identification number, but you may also search by
name. If you search by name, the information will be provided
with the reservation that it might not apply to the correct
person.
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