Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring Report 2020: Covid-19 Special Focus: Hong Kong SAR – International Financial Law Review

Hong Kong SAR does not have a statutory corporate rescue regime. Many restructurings take the form of workouts, implemented by consent or by way of a Hong Kong SAR law scheme of arrangement. The court appointment of a provisional liquidator, which displaces the company’s directors and includes a statutory stay on proceedings, may be used…

Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring Report 2020: Covid-19 Special Focus: Luxembourg – International Financial Law Review

As with the rest of the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has been affecting the operation of companies registered in Luxembourg in multiple ways. With new challenges lying ahead owing to this unprecedented health and economic crisis, local economic stakeholders have had to revisit their business models and prioritise short-term strategies to ensure the viability of…

Nine apparel exporters in a tight spot as German retailer yet to clear dues – The Daily Star

Nine small and medium-sized garment factories are in big trouble as a German retailer is not paying them on the pretext of being hit by the coronavirus pandemic although the buyer received the goods before the crisis began. Colloseum bought t-shirts, polo shirts and sweaters worth $15 lakh from the Bangladeshi suppliers between December last…

Boris Becker due in court over claims he ‘hid property portfolio, bank accounts and shares’ – Daily Mail

Boris Becker will appear in court this week to face 19 criminal charges over claims he ‘hid property portfolio, bank accounts and shares in artificial intelligence firm’ during bankruptcy hearings Boris Becker, 52, faces claim that he hid finances at his 2017 bankruptcy hearing It’s alleged he failed to declare three properties, along with two…

Caterer who failed to pitch for wedding booking fined by court – Australian Times

A Perth catering company and its director have been ordered by a local magistrates court to pay more than $20,000 in fines, costs and consumer compensation after failing to turn up at a wedding reception and botching a birthday celebration. Eat Street Enterprises, trading asOle Paella Catering, and sole DirectorBradley John Lambwere fined $3,500 each…

Clients of Azerbaijan’s bankrupt Standard Insurance receive compensations – MENAFN.COM

(MENAFN – AzerNews) By Trend The Compulsory Insurance Bureau of Azerbaijan paid compensations to approximately 1,000 creditors of Standard Insurance Company OJSC, which was declared bankrupt, Trend reports,referring to the bureau. In accordance with the Azerbaijani legislation, the bureau has begun fulfilling its obligations under compulsory insurance contracts concluded with the insurance company, and within…

Sentencing date looms for disgraced Sydney developer and competitive bodybuilder – Sydney Morning Herald

Vertzayias’ now-defunct property development outfit Globe Project Group had once sponsored the St George-Illawarra NRL team, and he was reportedly “close” to a number of rugby league identities. When Vertzayias declared himself bankrupt in 2012, it was believed among creditors owed $60 million was then Dragons’ coach Nathan Brown along with George Mimis, the manager…

Western suburbs caterer who failed to show up to wedding and botched 40th birthday bash fined $20,000 – Brisbane Times

A guest at the party said the unprofessional service had ruined the event. You rushed the service, your vegetarian paella was uncooked, the rice was still crunchy and it was just slopped into paper bowls, she said. A month later, the company failed to show up to a wedding celebration in Margaret River. The mother…