Heres what is happening in and affecting South Africa today: Coronavirus: In South Africa, there have been 17,351 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total reported to 2,408,525. Deaths have reached 70,908 (+520), while recoveries have climbed to 2,186,988, leaving the country with a balance of 150,629 active cases. The total number of vaccines administered…
The cases that landed these billionaires in jail – Times of India Ready for tomorrow Fast, insight-rich analysis of news that matters to you | long-reads that outlive the news cycle Now Reading: The cases that landed these billionaires in jail Small Medium Large Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya was on July 25 declared bankrupt…
The number of divorce applications made last year increased by 29 per cent, the latest annual report from the Courts Service finds. However, overall the pandemic led to a significant reduction in the business conducted by the courts system last year. While some types of dispute were less common, such as repossession cases and employment…
Vijay Mallya fled to the UK in March 2016. |  Photo Credit: PTI Key Highlights A bankruptcy trustee will oversee an investigation to determine the former liquor baron’s assets and liabilities, which will then be used to fulfil Mallya’s debt obligations Mallya has argued that the collapse of the airline was business-related, however, investigators have since…
A businesswoman who became insolvent following the collapse of the construction sector in the mid-2000s has had the vast majority of her 14.3m debt written off under a personal insolvency arrangement (PIA). haron OReilly (52) owed 11.6m to Nama on foot of personal guarantees and owed 2.7m in mortgage debt to Pepper Finance. However, under…
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has urged the Federal Government and regulators to consider the reactivation of temporary insolvency protections, to support small and family businesses doing it tough in lockdown. Mr Billson says the re-introduction of measures, such as the extension to existing safe harbour provisions, would provide temporary…
The Insolvencies and Companies Court of London High Court on Monday declared fugitive business baron Vijay Mallya a bankrupt person as per UK laws. Legal experts explain what this means for 65-year old Mallyas personal liberties, his legal battle against extradition to India to face trial, and for the consortium of Indian lenders – at…
The governments move to amend the insolvency law to allow pre-packaged insolvency resolution plans for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) with defaults of not more than 1 crore is welcome. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that seeks to replace an Ordinance, will enable the creditor and the debtor to informally work…
By James NaughtieBBC News media captionJohn Stonehouse: The MP who faked his death Ask anyone today who it was in the 1970s who left his clothes on a beach and wandered into the sea in search of a new life, and the answer would probably be Reginald Perrin, not John Stonehouse. Yet the enduring comedy…
Vijay Mallya, who fled to the UK and has been fighting on multiple fronts to avoid extradition to India, owes more than 9,000 crore to the consortium of banks in principal and interest. After being declared bankrupt by a British court allowing Indian banks to pursue his assets worldwide, Vijay Mallya launched a tirade on…