Landmark ruling on collapsed company a blow for taxpayers – The Sydney Morning Herald

The taxpayer is set to wear a heftier price tag from failed companies after a landmark ruling on employee entitlements. In a key Supreme Court of Victoria ruling this week, Justice Ross Robson found the receivers to the company Amerind should not reimburse $3.8 million to the Commonwealth as a priority creditor. Employment minister Senator Michaelia…

Draft law to reform insolvency procedures: group-wide pre-bankruptcy agreements – International Law Office (registration)

Introduction Group-wide pre-bankruptcy agreements Rordorf Commission draft proposal Comment Introduction The Rordorf Commission was established by the minister of justice on January 28 2015, with the aim of developing draft legislation to reform the existing Insolvency Act.(1) On February 10 2016 the commission finalised its draft legislation and recommended a new approach to safeguard financially…

Advisers paid 21000 average for helping struggling debtors – Irish Times

Personal insolvency practitioners were paid 557,807 for advising people struggling with overall debts that totalled 397 million under the State-funded Abhaile financial aid scheme for the final three months of 2016. A previously unpublished analysis of the scheme, run through the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs), shows that the average payment made to the…

Advisers paid 21000 average for aiding struggling debtors – Irish Times

Personal insolvency practitioners were paid 557,807 for advising people struggling with overall debts totalling 397 million under the State-funded Abhaile financial aid scheme for the final three months of 2016. A previously unpublished analysis of the scheme, run through the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs), shows that the average payment made to the personal…

Dundee businessman declared bankrupt after firm collapses with £500000 debts – Evening Telegraph

A prominent Dundee businessman whose firm collapsed with the loss of dozens of jobs has been declared bankrupt after running up debts of more than £500,000. Hermann Twickler, 47, was placed into full administration following an action by the Accountancy in Bankruptcy service. Mr Twickler, a German national, ran companies including PressureFab an offshore container…