LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Doug Robson, with the love of his life Cherie Wells. Robson has emerged from bankruptcy, but his experiences with the Official Assignee have left him angry and depressed. Extraordinary personal stories of bankruptcy are prompting calls for an overhaul of the Insolvency Act, and a plea for more compassion. Rob Stock reports. Doug…
A payroll services boss has been banned for orchestrating a multi-million pound tax avoidance scheme. Leicester-based Scott Rooney was appointed sole director of Magnetic Push Limited in February 2017. The company provided payroll services, trading from an office in Liverpool, and was previously known as The Knowledgeshares Limited and My PSU Subcontractors Limited. Magnetic Push…
Download CSVShow datatableNumber of bankruptcies of businesses and institutions (excluding sole proprietorships) adjusted for court sessions days Number of bankruptcies of businesses and institutions (excluding sole proprietorships) adjusted for court sessions days 2017 June 300 2017 July 266 2017 August 231 2017 September 237 2017 October 261 2017 November 251 2017 December 269 2018 January…
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The Inland Revenue Board today denied at the High Court here that there was any malice on its part in filing a bankruptcy notice against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for owing RM1.69 billion in taxes to the government. Senior tax counsel Norhisham Ahmad said since obtaining the court’s…
A battle over who is responsible for cleaning up hundreds of oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico is quietly playing out in a bankruptcy court in southern Texas. The contestants in this game of fossil fuel infrastructure hot potato: Fieldwood Energy, an offshore drilling company attempting to offload more than $7 billion…
{{featured_button_text}} CHARLESTON The Charleston Public Library has announced the following events: Miss Brenda’s Pre-School Story Time Charleston Carnegie Public Library is excited to announce the return of in person programming with Miss Brendas Preschool Story Time at the Kiwanis Park Amphitheater Miss Brenda and Mr. Turtle can’t wait to see you outside at the Kiwanis…
Scott Ian Rooney (40), of Leicester, was appointed sole director of Magnetic Push Limited in February 2017. The company provided payroll services, trading from a serviced office in Liverpool, and was previously known as The Knowledgeshares Limited and My PSU Subcontractors Limited. Magnetic Push Limited operated for just 11 months before it went into liquidation…
The head of a major Bundaberg farming group has been declared bankrupt two years after the collapse of several of his companies owing an estimated $80 million. Guy Barbera, who headed the Barbera family farming empire for years, was made a bankrupt in the Federal Circuit Court in March following an application by several creditors…
The head of a major Bundaberg farming group has been declared bankrupt two years after the collapse of several of his companies owing an estimated $80 million. Guy Barbera, who headed the Barbera family farming empire for years, was made a bankrupt in the Federal Circuit Court in March following an application by several creditors…
Italian police have arrested a Chinese couple accused of running a leather goods business which exploited immigrant workers it employed to make handbags for a Burberry supplier (BRBY.L), according to an arrest warrant seen by Reuters. Tax police in Florence said in a statement that the two Chinese nationals were arrested on Wednesday as part…