BDO’s Dermot Power and Shay Bannon have been formally appointed as liquidators of Halliwells, as the winding-up of the failed Manchester law firm continues.

The pair applied to be appointed as Halliwells’ liquidators before Christmas, with CMS Cameron McKenna issuing a letter on their behalf last month stating BDO’s intention to end its appointment as administrator and instead take on the firm’s compulsory liquidation.