Providing for the automatic discharge of nearly all bankrupts after a maximum of 12 months.
Reducing the number of restrictions that are automatically imposed on undischarged bankrupts.
Providing for a court-based regime – Bankruptcy Restrictions Orders – to be attached to those bankrupts whose conduct, before and during bankruptcy, the court has found to be culpable.
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