Company insolvencies in England up by 2.2% in Q3 – CCH Daily inc Accountancy Live (subscription) (blog)

An estimated 3,633 companies entered insolvency in Q3 2016, which was 2.2% higher than Q2 2016 and 1.1% up on the same period in 2015. The worst affected sector was construction with 2,450 company collapses, although this was slightly better than 2015 equivalent figures. Next worst hit was the wholesale trade and vehicle repairs sector,…

Children’s Bookshop goes into liquidation – The Press

CHARLIE GATES JOSEPH JOHNSON/FAIRFAX NZ Then office manager Mary Sangster, left, and former owner Sheila Sinclair in 2012. CARYS MONTEATH/FAIRFAX NZ The Children’s Bookshop employee Liz McCracken fills shelves after the move to Riccarton in 2011. Relevant offers The Original Children’s Bookshop has gone into liquidation after nearly 37 years of trading in Christchurch. The…

The Children’s Bookshop goes into liquidation after 37 years of trading – Taranaki Daily News

JOSEPH JOHNSON/FAIRFAX NZ Then office manager Mary Sangster, left, and former owner Sheila Sinclair in 2012. The Original Children’s Bookshop has gone into liquidation after nearly 37 years of trading in Christchurch. The bookshop, which traded on Victoria St for about 35 years before moving to Riccarton after the 2011 earthquakes, went into voluntary liquidation…

Wheels set in motion for new insolvency and bankruptcy regime – International Law Office (registration)

Appointments Draft rules and regulations Following the establishment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, the government has taken two concrete steps to expedite the implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 in particular, the government has: appointed members to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board; and released draft rules and regulations.…

Children’s clothing brand Pumpkin Patch collapses into receivership after finding “no solution” to its multimillion … – SmartCompany.com.au

Embattled childrens retailer Pumpkin Patch has collapsed, with receivers appointed for the company and its subsidiaries yesterday. Last week the business, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange, entered a trading halt while it started conversations with stakeholders about how to proceed with its $NZ46 million ($40.7 million) in debts, with a meeting with its…

Arrium transactions under investigation, administrator KordaMentha says – ABC Online

The administrators of embattled steelmaker Arrium say the company may have traded while insolvent. In a report to creditors, KordaMentha stated it had identified a “number of transactions” entered into by Arrium prior to its collapse that warrant further scrutiny. “There is evidence which warrants further investigation as it suggests that the Arrium group…

Blog: Sandbags at dawn administration of Scottish company prioritised over foreign liquidation – Scottish Legal News

Sian Aitken Sian Aitken and Graeme MacLeod look at a case confirming the precedence of domestic administration proceedings in a multi-jurisdictional winding-up, marking the first time modified universalism has been recognised in Scots law. The Court of Session has confirmed that the administration in Scotland of a Scottish company will take priority over an Indian liquidation…