Construction sector businesses are set to continue seeing a heightened risk of bankruptcy and insolvency in the coming months, according to an expert.

The number of UK businesses facing bankruptcy declined slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Insolvency Service.

Companies have been warned against expecting the current heightened risk of insolvency and bankruptcy to abate in the immediate future.

More and more companies may need to consult an insolvency lawyer over bankruptcy in 2010 despite the end of the recession, according to an expert.

The number of companies facing bankruptcy and insolvency is likely to remain high in the UK until 2011, despite the recession having come to an end, according to an expert.

The end of the recession will not stop many more firms becoming insolvent, it has been predicted.

This year will be a very difficult one for retailers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has predicted.

The UK economy will continue to be weak as a number of factors collude to prevent it growing with much speed, an expert has predicted.

Insolvency lawyers could be very busy in the new year as the retail sector faces a large number of struggling traders going to the wall, it has been predicted.

Banks are still substantially disconnected from businesses despite the efforts of the government, it has been claimed.