No ‘smoking gun’ in fraud trial over collapsed Coast business – The Sunshine Coast Daily

A WOMAN found the job of trying to pay Kleenmaid’s creditors “so stressful she only lasted six weeks”, a prosecutor has told jurors. Barrister Stephen Keim said Andrew Eric Young, accused of dishonestly getting a $13 million loan, was an “important” part of Kleenmaid businesses when the relevant firms were in dire straits. Mr Keim…

Section 44 explained: Seven politicians to face High Court over dual citizenship – SBS

It started with the shock resignation of WA Greens senator Scott Ludlam in July. A surprise New Zealand citizenship – a legacy from his childhood – had rendered him invalidly elected under Section 44 of the Constitution. In the weeks that followed, foreign-born and second-generation MPs and senators from across the political spectrum poured through…

Shareholders can play spoilsport for lenders banking on resolution plan – Economic Times

MUMBAI: Amid the euphoria over Bankruptcy Code and hopes of turning around debt-ridden companies, many lenders have overlooked a simple, yet crucial, caveat. Almost all significant decisions such as offering preference shares to infuse funds into a defaulting company, selling properties and assets, floating convertibles, and declassifying the promoter following a dilution of shareholding –…