A pub landlord was banned from being a director after running 12 companies under prohibited names.
Christopher Hannon, from Formby, was the owner of two pubs under the name Coastal and Country Inns Limited and Coastal Old Mill Limited when they went into liquidation in March 2020. This meant he was banned from running any companies with the same or a similar name for the following five years.
Despite this, Hannon, 58, continued working as the director of 12 companies with the name 'Coastal' or 'Country'. The 58-year-old, of Freshfield Road in Formby, appeared before Liverpool Crown Court today (Monday) for sentencing, having previously pleaded guilty to 12 offences of breaching section 216 of the Insolvency Act.
