A High Court ruling is good news for a large number of debtors appealing findings that their applications for court approval of personal insolvency arrangements were made out of time. Mr Justice Denis McDonalds ruling clarifies a provision of the Personal Insolvency Acts concerning court approval of a Personal Insolvency Arrangement (PIA). He rejected arguments…
Alas, a promised means of escaping Glenn Beck and the gay frogs (according to Darryn) has met a timely and unsurprising demise. Mars One Ventures, the corporate arm of the project that set out to colonise the red planet, has revealed to have been declared bankrupt by a Swiss court. The listing was filed back…
10:59 12/02/2019 MOSCOW, February 12 (RAPSI) The Commercial Court of Orenburg Region has declared businessman Sergey Chernov residing in Moscow bankrupt for his 7.6-billion-ruble debt (about $115 million) to creditors, according to court records. Debt restructuring process has been initiated against him. Chernov has filed a claim for his own bankruptcy. As part of this…
Its no secret that to many California consumers, this winters Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. looks as phony as a $3 bill. Thats because bankruptcy filings are intended to protect companies and individuals whose financial survival is threatened. There is no evidence this states biggest utility is in such deep…
As expected from a new set of laws for a complex subject, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is evolving. And as is frequently also the case, the changes in a complex law can get confusing. ET gives a snapshot of where things stand now, and how that affects stakeholders. Legislation/SC Judgement:First IBC Amendment (Nov 2017)…
A man ordered to pay Sh18 million compensation to the family of a businessman he killed in road rage has lost bid to be declared bankrupt. Albert Mbogori, who served 14 months in jail for manslaughter, had pleaded with the court to declare him bankrupt because he didnt have cash to pay the award. He…
A personal insolvency arrangement (PIA) which involves writing down a 343,785 mortgage debt by more than half has been approved by the High Court for a woman who ran into mortgage arrears due to her husbands gambling problem. Permanent TSB objected to the arrangement, insisting the proposed write down of some 343,785 to 160,000, the…
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have commenced on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly-traded companies. Shareholders interested in serving as lead plaintiff have until the deadlines listed to petition the court and further details about the cases can be found at the…
Mars One, a Dutch company that planned to send humans on a one-way trip to Mars and start the first human colony on the Red Planet, hasbeen declared bankrupt. The declaration was made in a Swiss court on Jan. 15and posted on Reddit this past weekend officially dissolving Mars One Ventures AG. Bas Lansdorp, company…
A High Court ruling clarifying a provision of the Personal Insolvency Acts is good news for a large number of debtors appealing decisions that their applications for court approval of personal insolvency arrangements were made out of time. Mr Justice Denis McDonald granted an appeal by a debtor against a Circuit Court finding last October…