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 building company that straddled two different states and territories has collapsed, leading to a domino effect impacting 130 projects and 80 staff members. On Friday, creditors voted to place Cubitts Granny Flats and Home Extensions into liquidation. The builder worked in both NSW and the ACT and been in business for 30 years. News.com.au…
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…
In short: Childcare group Precious Cargo has gone into voluntary administration. Founder and director Cheryl Shigrov says seven operating childcare centres are affected in South Australia. A further four non-trading entities are in liquidation. What’s next? She says the childcare centres will remain operational until a buyer is found. A Montessori childcare chain that has…
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…
A building company that straddled two different states and territories has collapsed, leading to a domino effect impacting 130 projects and 80 staff members. On Friday, creditors voted to place Cubitts Granny Flats and Home Extensions into liquidation. The builder worked in both NSW and the ACT and been in business for 30 years. News.com.au…
Banned NBA player Jontay Porter intentionally removed himself from games as a way to pay back “large gambling debts” according to a complaint filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. One of Porter’s “co-conspirators” was arrested on Monday (3 June) and appeared in court the following day. Long Phi Pham,…
My father was a compulsive gambler. I am a gambler, and I have occasionally used a credit card to find an online gambling account in Pennsylvania. State Sen. Wayne Fontana wants to prevent me or anyone else from doing that. He is right. The longtime suburban Pittsburgh lawmaker recently introduced Senate Bill 1159, intended to…
A 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard. The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away. In April last…