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LIQUIDATOR PANEL ROADMAP
The road to enrolment on a Master's panel as liquidator or trustee, phase by phase: fit-and-proper standing, the panel application, security, and building a record of estates through co-appointments.
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Phase 1 — Qualifications and standing
Relevant qualifications and insolvency administration experience documented, with certified copies of certificates to hand.
Fit and proper: not an unrehabilitated insolvent.
Fit and proper: no convictions involving dishonesty.
Fit and proper: never removed from an office of trust.
CV and supporting records prepared, consistent with the application.
Phase 2 — Master's panel application
Masters' offices where enrolment is sought identified — application is made to each Master's office in whose area you seek appointments.
Panel enrolment application prepared and lodged with the Master's office concerned, in the form that office requires.
Certified copies of ID, qualifications and proof of professional memberships included with the application.
Phase 3 — Security
Bond of security facility arranged — appointees must furnish security to the Master for the proper performance of their duties.
Capacity to furnish security for individual appointments confirmed before appointments are accepted.
Phase 4 — Building a practice
Co-appointment opportunities alongside experienced practitioners pursued to build a record of estates administered.
Interview and requisition readiness: meetings of creditors, proof of claims and reporting duties to the Master studied and rehearsed.
Panel details kept current with the Master's office, and any change in circumstances disclosed.
Ongoing obligations diarised: estate deadlines, reporting, and good standing with your professional bodies and the Association.
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Prepared by ABRIPSA — working draft for the Association's review. This checklist is general guidance, not legal advice; the requirements of the Master of the High Court govern every application.