Mumbai: Fortis Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals, Medanta and Max Healthcare are among half-a-dozen companies that have shown preliminary interest in acquiring Jaypee Healthcare, the last of the Jaiprakash Group’s priced assets to be admitted into bankruptcy. On Friday, the Allahabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) gave an oral order to admit Jaypee Healthcare…
Last week the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) granted a 60-day extension to the grounded airline Go First to complete its insolvency process. It was the fourth time it was doing so. In this issue of DH Deciphers, Abhilash Reddy, unpacks why the matter is dragging and how it got here. How long has the…
The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) will sharpen its regulatory posture to maximise its impact as personal insolvencies head back towards pre-pandemic levels, chief executive Tim Beresford says. He said a modernisation program was underway that would make it simpler for most bankrupts typically consumers involving small amounts to go through administration so AFSA could…
The Federal Court’s recent decision in Stone (Liquidator), in the matter of RIC Admin Pty Ltd (in liq) v Mandalinic (No 2) [2024] FCA 164 demonstrates the analysis the courts will undertake in determining a director’s personal liability for insolvent trading, even when the director does not appear for the hearing. The case reiterates how…
Data from the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) has found a significant rise in personal insolvencies for the March 2024 quarter. According to the report, there has been a 19.5% increase compared to the same period last year. Unsurprisingly, economic challenges have been contributing to this rise, including cost of living pressures. However, a large…
Jun 15, 2024 A judge has appointed a trustee to liquidate the personal assets of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. -AP A United States bankruptcy judge has ordered the court-supervised liquidation of Alex Jones’ personal assets, but has dismissed the bankruptcy of the conspiracy theorist’s company Free Speech Systems. Hold tight – were checking permissions before…
In short: A US judge has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Joness personal assets be liquidated in order to pay $US1.5 billion to the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims. Jones had claimed the 2012 school shooting that killed 20 students and six teachers was a hoax, leading to victims’ families being harassed. What’s next?…
A string of companies linked to a heating and cooling business have collapsed in recent months, leaving customers and staff in the lurch. News.com.au can reveal that eight companies which made up Victorian-based business Pact Services Group collapsed into liquidation two months ago. Pact Services has been around as a whole for nearly 50 years,…
Seven childcare centres in Adelaide are in danger of shutting down after the company behind them went into voluntary administration. Precious Cargo Education called in administrators this morning, with founder and director Cheryl Shigrov saying difficulties facing the entire industry were behind the company’s struggles. “In recent years there have been some challenges that the…
May 23, 2024 6.02pm Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Luxury Australian fashion brand and favourite to the stars, Dion Lee, entered voluntary administration on Thursday. Antony Resnick of insolvency firm dVT Group has been appointed administrator to the…