The good news for exporters is that insolvencies in the Central and Eastern European region continue to decline but at least one sector is still causing major headaches. According to a new report by Coface, a global leader in risk management and credit insurance, company insolvencies in the region dropped by 14% in 2015 and…
The partys lookin like being over, pals. Beloved and enduring toy giant brand Toys R Us is reportedly on the precipice of declaring bankruptcy, amid growing concerns the retail giant may be locked out of supply this coming holiday season. The toy giant has struggled to keep its head above water ever since a leveraged buyout over…
PTI: The Supreme Court today asked around 400 homebuyers of embattled Jaypee group to intervene in the main matter in which several buyers have moved the court seeking relief in the issue relating to the insolvency proceedings. Flat buyers, under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016, do not fall under the category of secured…
Publishing Date : 18 September, 2017 Author : TAPELA MORAPEDI Member of Parliament (MP) for Selebi Phikwe West, Dithapelo Keorapetse says that Pula Steel Casting and Manufacturing Plant was created exclusively for looting funds. The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) MP says that the creators of the company instead of demanding money at gun point,…
Retail businesses still face insolvency risks despite new safe harbour laws, according to an insolvency expert. New safe harbour legislation which passed through Federal Parliament last week will be unlikely to settle the personal liability fears of current and aspiring company directors in the retail industry. Currently awaiting royal assent, the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise…
Taking a stern view against the intimidation and bullying of Insolvency Resolution Professionals (IRPs) by defaulting companies, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ruled that the IRP is the supreme authority once the Tribunal has admitted a case in the bankruptcy court. Two benches of the Tribunal, as a warning to errant promoters, has…
Insolvency resolution is about the allocation of losses among different stakeholders in a situation where there isnt enough left in the pot for everyone. So far, the stakeholders at the centre of the public discourse under the new and fast evolving Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) have been banks, trade creditors, promoters, workmen, employees and…
Roberta Williams makes tilt at federal politics exit Convicted drug trafficker and gangland widow Roberta Williams could appear on ballot papers at the next federal election despite being bankrupt and ineligible to run. Ms Williams, 48, announced on Monday that she was entering politics as a candidate for the Australian People’s Party to run against…
Having sent it broke, two powerful businessmen wanted to use the legal system to bully their way back into control of a precious media outlet. On Monday morning their opportunistic grab for Network Ten was stopped by Ashley Black, a NSW Supreme Court judge who demonstrated that some Australian courts aren’t willing to play God…
Most bankruptcy cases involve those aged 35 to 45, mainly due to failure to settle HP loans, credit card debt, personal loans and housing loans. PUTRAJAYA: A total of 294,000 Malaysians are currently embroiled in bankruptcy cases due to their failure to settle hire purchase loans, credit card loans, personal loans, housing loans and social…