On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 10:53:11 +0100
"tim..." wrote:
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On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 17:08:27 +0100
"Clive D.W. Feather" wrote:
In article , writes
Frankly I'm surprised retailers haven't just
given the goverment the finger and just ignore it since if I owned a
business
that was on the verge of going bust if I didn't then whats to lose.
All your money. Not the company's - yours. All officers of the business
If you're a one person trader , eg a small barber , then essentially your
money is the companies.
are subject to an unlimited fine.
I'd still risk it. Unlimited fines are meaningless if you only have a
small
amount of savings and debt collectors can't take your house and make you
homeless by law.
but they can (subject to following the correct legal process)
I remember a famous case in the UK that was captured on TV when a local
counciller and debt collectors tried to do just that. The homeowner shot him
dead. Was in the 70s or 80s IIRC.