While the seismic changes caused by the EU Referendum vote are quite rightly uppermost in retailers minds, the UK Insolvency Service has issued a consultation document reviewing the UK corporate insolvency framework. It is a response to consistent messages from the World Bank which recently put the UK at number 13 in a league table…
The last few months have seen a flurry of activity from Hogan Lovells in Asia, particularly in Indonesia. Months after ending its association with Hermawan Juniarto, which lasted for more than three years, Hogan Lovells has teamed up with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners (DNFP). DNFP was established by founding partners Dewi Djarot and Fachri…
A Headspace facility will be built in Whyalla if the Federal Government is re-elected, Federal MP Rowan Ramsey said. Whyalla City councillor Clare McLaughlin said the centre would offer mental and sexual health support along with projects to help young people aged between 14 and 22 find work or return to study. She…
Clive Palmer says it will be up to the sacked workers of Queensland Nickel to decide whether they want their jobs back when the north Queensland refinery reopens next year. The businessman-turned-politician insists the Yabulu nickel refinery, near Townsville, will reopen on March 31 next year after regulatory and commercial requirements are met. About 800…
Metalink (OTCQB:MTLK) ceased it’s last business operations in March 2015. After ceasing the last operations, the company announced that they were looking for strategic alternatives including a voluntary liquidation of the company. A couple of days ago, more than a year later, the company finally announced that the liquidation of the company is approved by…
Knowing When to Fold ‘Em In my years of investing and observing the markets, I have come to the conclusion that one of the hardest decisions to make in business is knowing when to throw in the towel. Some businesses, for whatever reason, simply cannot survive for much longer in the future. Examples are numerous…
The last few months have seen a flurry of activity from Hogan Lovells in Asia, particularly in Indonesia. Months after ending its association with Hermawan Juniarto, which lasted for more than three years, Hogan Lovells has teamed up with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners (DNFP). DNFP was established by founding partners Dewi Djarot and Fachri…
The last few months have seen a flurry of activity from Hogan Lovells in Asia, particularly in Indonesia. Months after ending its association with Hermawan Juniarto, which lasted for more than three years, Hogan Lovells has teamed up with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners (DNFP). DNFP was established by founding partners Dewi Djarot and Fachri…
Even in its relative infancy, 3D printing has created an enormous list of possibilities: dental aligners to straighten your teeth, unique toys for your children, inexpensive custom prosthetics for people with limb deficiencies, and restoring lost or destroyed cultural artifacts. It can also be used to create untraceable firearms and an endless supply of copyright…
A second successive drop in TAFE enrolments across WA has been blamed on the State Government’s decision to raise course fees three years ago. Figures released this week reveal 2015 enrolments fell four per cent or 5,658 students on 2014 numbers. That followed a nine per cent decrease in the wake of the fee…