Nine years after Desmond & Sons closed with a £10.9m scheme deficit, the trustees' attempt to recover the debt is a step further ahead.
In 2004, the Northern Irish clothing manufacturer went into members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) at short notice, after its major client Marks & Spencer withdrew its business. Hundreds of employees...
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