Shortening the maximum length of time a bankrupt person must serve their penalty before they are discharged was missing from a slender suite of bankruptcy law reforms outlined yesterday by the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. There is only one real reform proposed, with one other conceptual reform on a Minimal Asset Procedure thrown open for consultation.…
The involuntary bankruptcy threshold will lift from $10,000 to $20,000, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says, giving debtors more breathing room before their creditors can launch court action. On Monday, Attorney-General Dreyfus said the federal government will introduce a suite of reforms to the bankruptcy system, bringing it up to speed with the contemporary economic landscape. In…
July 5, 2024 Photo: Depositphotos.com Doctors chain Zorg BV, a part of Co-Med, has been declared bankrupt at a court in Maastricht, after weeks of uncertainty. The chain, which served 50,000 patients, was effectively brought to a standstill two weeks ago when insurers stopped working with it. They feared that shortages meant that its patients…
By Stephen Johnson, Economics Reporter For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:18 AEST, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 13:15 AEST, 9 July 2024 Aussies planning an overseas holiday may find they can’t leave Australia if they have unpaid debts of $10,000 or more, a leading pe… Read the full article at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/money/article-13613887/Personal-finance-effie-zahos-debt-bankruptcy-kill-overseas-holiday.html
The widow of underworld figure Carl Williams has been declared bankrupt by the Federal Court, after it was reportedly revealed there was almost $300,000 owing in unpaid taxes. The court on Tuesday ordered that the estate of Roberta Merieca Williams be sequestrated, following an application by the deputy commissioner of taxation. Carl Williams widow Roberta…
Key Points Bankruptcy lasts for three years but the consequences can last much longer. Bankruptcy wont release you from all your debts. Always seek the advice of a financial counsellor. Bankruptcy is a legal process that helps you regain financial control by releasing you from most of your debts. It allows you to start fresh.…
July 5, 2024 Photo: Depositphotos.com Doctors chain Zorg BV, a part of Co-Med, has been declared bankrupt at a court in Maastricht, after weeks of uncertainty. The chain, which served 50,000 patients, was effectively brought to a standstill two weeks ago when insurers stopped working with it. They feared that shortages meant that its patients…
Israels southern Port of Eilat has declared bankruptcy because of the lack of commercial and trade activity. Eilat Port CEO Gideon Golber said: The port is completely closed, and there has been no activity in the port for eight months, due to the failure of the coalition countries in the Red Sea. We have not…
Australia will see a raft of reforms to the national bankruptcy system introduced so that debtors involved in personal insolvency matters receive fairer outcomes. On Monday, Attorney-General (A-G) Mark Dreyfus said key changes would lift the stigma associated with filing for bankruptcy. The changes include increasing the timeframe in which a debtor may respond to…
Jul 7, 2024 10.30pm Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? The threshold for involuntary bankruptcy will rise to $20,000 and bankrupts will have their official records cleared after seven years, under an overhaul of personal insolvency laws being unveiled…