All a court needs to do is to get a slight whiff that somebody is hiding assets, and the Court will be quick to enter a freeze order.

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Mr Tremonti, the economic architect, became no more than a plumber, plugging leaks in the government finances with quick budgetary fixes, such as the sale of state assets or a tax amnesty for Italians with money stashed abroad.

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Quick to put personal stamp on business, spun off media assets and bet on gaming business, Crown, which started trading in December 2007.

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He was also quick to point out, however, that it's particularly important for the sale of the assets to be done correctly in order to fulfill the fiduciary duty of maximizing the creditors' return.

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Patients must either accept the insurance company's quick and guaranteed payment, or fight on through debtor-protection laws to get at the doctor's personal assets.

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