How recent must my relevant work experience to be eligible for the grant or renewal of an insolvency practitioner's licence?
Pursuant to Regulation 5(3) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (Insolvency Practitioners) Regulations 2020:
In the case of a qualified person who is a solicitor:
The applicant must have acted as a solicitor for a creditor or debtor in relation to a bankruptcy application or administration of any bankruptcy under IRDA or under any corresponding previous law within the last 3 years before the date of the application.
In the case of a qualified person who is a public accountant and/or chartered accountant:
The applicant must have acted as an insolvency practitioner or assisted another person acting as an insolvency practitioner in relation to a corporation or an individual under IRDA or any corresponding previous law.
Applicants who have assisted another person acting as an insolvency practitioner must have done so for a minimum of 3 continuous years, of which 2 years' experience must be at a supervisory level.
For further information on the criteria to be eligible for an insolvency practitioner's licence, please click here.