Taylor Swift signed onto a lucrative touring partnership with FTX before its collapse, but FTX pulled out of the arrangement, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Had the deal materialized, the “Bad Blood” singer might have joined a legion of celebrities who endorsed cryptocurrency products in recent years and now face vanished paydays…
Supplied Karen’s Diner marketed itself on its deliberately bad service and rude staff. (File photo) The company behind Karens Diner in New Zealand has gone into liquidation, a month after its Australian parent met the same fate. Bryan Williams of BWA Insolvency was appointed liquidator of Viral Ventures NZ on Tuesday. Viral Ventures opened New…
CNN Taylor Swift signed onto a lucrative touring partnership with FTX before its collapse, but FTX pulled out of the arrangement, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Had the deal materialized, the Bad Blood singer might have joined a legion of celebrities who endorsed cryptocurrency products in recent years and now face…
At least two companies have expressed interest in the assets of Vantage Travel, the Boston-based river and ocean cruise company that declared bankruptcy last week. Vantage Travel Services said last week that United Travel Pte. Ltd., an affiliate of Nordic Hamburg and Heritage Expeditions, had agreed to acquire its assets. This week, Australian operator Aurora…
The Chinese electric car start-up Byton, once launched with great ambitions, is going bankrupt. One may be tempted to say finally since the danger of going out of business was on the horizon for nearly two years. Yet, we look back at what could have been a great story as well. The news of a…
Several mechanisms of enforcement are in place to allow commercial landlords to recover rent arrears from a commercial tenant. Often these are based in the contract and governed by the terms of the specific lease (forfeiture or damages for breach of contract). Some are found in statute such as the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR)…
Canberrans will soon be putting their shopping into fabric or paper bags, with heavyweight plastic bags set to be banned in the ACT from 2024. Photo: Chris Steel MLA Facebook. Several more single-use plastic items have disappeared from Canberra with the third phase of bans coming into effect. The sale, supply and distribution of plastic…
JASON DORDAY/STUFF Carolyn Middleton and her neighbour Alison Toia have been left with a house on the edge of a crumbling retaining wall causing major stress An Auckland retiree is at her wits end after a five-year back and forth with the council which has seen her property slowly crumble away, while no one takes responsibility.…
HLB Mann Judd has made several partner and director appointments, including the promotion of a managing partner for its Insolvency WA practice. Already have an account? Sign in below: HLB Mann Judd Australasian Association chair Tony Fittler said the appointments reflected the companys significant growth and its development of talent across the firms. Amid trying…
We have a range of Dispute Resolution Guidance Documents available to assist both individuals and organisations through procedures they may be facing for the first time. We take a look at a selection of topics covered in our documents below. Statutory demands A statutory demand is a formal written document from an individual or company…