Carillion: project companies should put contingency plans in place to deal with contractor liquidation, experts say – Out-Law.com

There are now over 700 operational PFI/PPP projects in England and Wales across all sectors, with a capital value of over £60 billion. More interestingly, over £200bn remains outstanding to be paid to the private sector for the provision of services over the remainder of the contract term, making the potential scale of the issue…

ATO bid abandoned after Les Bubbles company put into liquidation – The Sydney Morning Herald

The Australian Taxation Office bid to wind up the company behind Damian Griffiths’ Les Bubbles restaurant has been dismissed after the company went into liquidation on Thursday. The matter was heard briefly in The Federal Court in Brisbane on Friday where Registrar Katie Lynch dismissed a wind-up application filed by the ATO in November last year.…

The Outdoor Furniture Specialists Go Into Voluntary Administration – Power Retail

The company overseeing The Outdoor Furniture Specialists chain has gone into voluntary administration amid increasingly challenging times for the retail sector as online competition escalates and more international entrants shore up. The Brisbane-based firm is the head franchisor for 46 stores in Australia and claims to be the largest specialist outdoor furniture retailer in the country. The company…