The key aspects of this new law are: Available for companies with liabilities under $A1 million. A moratorium from creditor actions (including personal guarantees) will occur following a resolution of the board/directors to appoint a Small Business Restructuring Practitioner (SBRP) to assist with the collation of a plan. Directors remain in control while they collate…
Mar 02 2021, 1:25 PMMar 02 2021, 1:25 PMMarch 02 2021, 1:25 PMMarch 02 2021, 1:25 PM Provisions of the insolvency law that protect a corporate debtor from other proceedings will also cover dishonoured cheques, the supreme court ruled, taking a view contrary to two earlier high court verdicts.Moratorium allowed under Section 14 of the…
Hospitality and tourism businesses continue to be the hardest hit due to the impact of COVID-19 with several closing their doors last month. There were 36 Queensland firms that collapsed into liquidation and administration in February, up from 27 the previous month. Revive Financial partner Jarvis Archer said his office had seen an increased number…
The NCLAT by its judgment had approved continuation of parallel proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act even as the resolution process under the IBC was under way against the company subjected to moratorium. By way of background, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai had initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against…
The Supreme Court Monday held the cheque bounce cases can neither be instituted nor be continued against companies which are facing insolvency proceedings and are protected under a provision of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) putting a moratorium on legal proceedings against them. The top court, however, did not extend the benefit of moratorium on…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday held that the cheque bounce cases can neither be instituted nor be continued against companies which are facing insolvency proceedings and are protected under a provision of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) putting a moratorium on legal proceedings against them.The top court, however, did not extend the benefit…
Hospitality and tourism businesses continue to be the hardest hit due to the impact of COVID-19 with several closing their doors last month. There were 36 Queensland firms that collapsed into liquidation and administration in February, up from 27 the previous month. Revive Financial partner Jarvis Archer said his office had seen an increased number…
Tankers moored at Universal Terminals, the most valuable asset in the Lim family’s shipping and trading empire (Universal Terminals)By The Maritime Executive 03-01-2021 10:28:00 The liquidation of assets held by Singaporean shipowner and oil trader OK Lim (Lim Oon Kuin) is proceeding quickly, with about 50 out of the Lim family’s 150 barges and vessels…
The key aspects of this new law are: Available for companies with liabilities under $A1 million. A moratorium from creditor actions (including personal guarantees) will occur following a resolution of the board/directors to appoint a Small Business Restructuring Practitioner (SBRP) to assist with the collation of a plan. Directors remain in control while they collate…
Specialty finance firm Greensill Capital headed toward a rapid unraveling after Credit Suisse Group AG suspended $10 billion of investment funds that fueled the SoftBank Group Corp. -backed startup. With a key source of financing frozen, Greensill has appointed Grant Thornton to guide it through a possible restructuring, and it could file for insolvency, the…