All Trades Queensland, nation’s largest commercial employer of apprentices and trainees, in administration amid COVID-19 ‘economic downturn’ – 9News

All Trades Queensland (ATQ), the largest commercial employer of apprentices and trainees in Australia, has collapsed into administration. Administrators say business will continue, with the first creditors meeting due August 3. John Park and Joanne Dunn of FTI Consulting were appointed as voluntary administrators of ATQ today. ATQ employs 414 apprentices and has 638 active…

Key Takeaways From the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: Restriction on Ipso Facto Clauses – JD Supra

On 26 June 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act) came into force, introducing a number of permanent reforms to English insolvency and restructuring law. Among these reforms is a restriction on the effectiveness of certain termination clauses in contracts for the supply of goods and services where a counterparty enters an…

ASIC Suspends AFS Licence of USGFX After Voluntary Administration – Finance Magnates

Following the voluntary administration of Union Standard International Group, which operated under the brand USGFX, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced this Tuesday that is has suspended the companys Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence. According to the Australian regulator, the AFSL of USGFX has been suspended under section 915B of the Corporations Act…