‘It seems like there is one rule for individual taxpayers and another for large companies’ – St Albans & Harpenden Review

Jimmy’s in High St, The Met Quarter, Watford A popular restaurant chain that closed down without warning owes the council more than £200,000, the Observer can exclusively reveal. Jimmys World Kitchen in High Street was part of a chain and outlets of that chain have racked up at least £639,000 in outstanding business rates across…

‘It seems like there is one rule for individual taxpayers and another for large companies’ – Watford Observer

A popular restaurant chain that closed down without warning owes the council more than £200,000, the Observer can exclusively reveal. Jimmys World Kitchen in High Street was part of a chain and outlets of that chain have racked up at least £639,000 in outstanding business rates across the country over the last three years. In…

UAE set to enact bankruptcy law as companies grapple with downturn – Financial Times

©AFP Dubai’s skyline, including the Burj Khalifa The United Arab Emirates is set to enact a long-awaited bankruptcy law that could protect executives at failing businesses from criminal prosecution if they enter insolvency. Under existing regulations it is difficult to liquidate companies, while individuals can face criminal action if they default on debt, causing expatriates…

Shareholders up in arms over Merlin Diamonds vote – The Sydney Morning Herald

A group of aggrieved shareholders in Merlin Diamonds planning a board spill say they will report the company to the corporate watchdog after their fellow investors voted to increase the shareholdings of the family of recent bankrupt “Diamond” Joe Gutnick. On Tuesday, the majority of Merlin shareholders voted to approve parts of a $2.3 million recapitalisation proposal…

Retired miners struggle to retain healthcare coverage as coal companies declare bankruptcy – Free Speech Radio News

In the recent wave of coal company bankruptcies, CEOs have been awarded multi-million dollar bonuses, while at the same time the companies are seeking release from their decades-old obligation to cover lifetime health benefits for retirees who are members of the United Mine Workers Union of America. The union says a bill in Congress that…