A sick-out by Air Berlin Plc pilots is threatening an immediate grounding of the insolvent airline. What happened today massively jeopardizes the entire insolvency proceedings, Frank Kebekus, the airlines general representative appointed by a court, said in a statement Tuesday. Unless the situation changes in the short term, we will have to end operations and all…
The Supreme Court order in the Jaypee insolvency case is a clear indication that the government must amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and give adequate representation to homebuyers interest. Enacted last August, the IBC aims to first restructure the debt of a company, failing which, it goes into liquidation. The Code has made…
The airline German was declared insolvent in mid-August and looking for buyer The airline German Air Berlin, declared insolvent a few weeks ago, has been forced on Tuesday to cancel about 70 flights -own and operated for Eurowings – after many of ir pilots is that y are sick. The company is in process of…
Members of boards of directors will now have to have unique director identification numbers as a way of combating phoenix companies where businesses are sent broke but their assets rise again in another company. The federal government says illegal phoenixing costs the economy up to $3.2 billion a year. Among the latest measures are making…
Tough new laws will be introduced in a bid to crack down on dodgy company directors and their advisers. Key points: Company directors will be given unique ID numbers in a bid to stop “phoenixing” The Directors Identification Numbers (DINs) will allow authorities to track activities through various government databases Suspected phoenixers could also…
Written by Sunny Verma | New Delhi | Published:September 12, 2017 1:50 am The Court also asked the interim resolution professional (IRP) in the case to take over its management and work out a plan to protect the interests of homebuyers and creditors. Illustration: C R Sasikumar The initiation of insolvency process in the case…
Tata Steel UK on Monday announced it has received confirmation from Britains Pensions Regulator about the approval of a Regulated Apportionment Arrangement (RAA) in respect of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS). The BSPS has now been separated from Tata Steel UK and a number of affiliated companies, the company said in a statement. Estimated…
The number of companies in the Netherlands being declared bankrupt continues to decrease. In August 39 fewer companies were declared bankrupt than in July, Statistics Netherlands reported on Monday. The number of bankruptcies in the Netherlands is now at its lowest level since 2001. A total of 258 companies and institutions, excluding sole proprietorships, were…
The Supreme Court on Monday asked real estate firm Jaypee to deposit Rs 2,000 crore before October 27 and asked for a plan within 45 days on how it will protect homebuyers interest. The court also restrained directors and managing director of Jaypee Infratech and its holding company, Jaypee Associates, from travelling abroad. The holding…
In a significant relief for thousands of home buyers in Noida, the Supreme Court today restrained Managing Director and other directors of Jaypee Infratech from flying abroad and asked the real estate company to deposit Rs 2000 crores by October 27. “We understand their plight. It is a human problem of great magnitude. We will…