An Australian business caught selling fake Aboriginal art has been fined $2.3 million dollars in a federal court ruling today, highlighting a thriving black-market that exploits and expropriates Indigenous culture. Brisbane company Birubi Art was found to have breached Australian consumer law and to have misled its customers by promoting products as genuine Aboriginal art…
Loading The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission urged Justice Melissa Perry to award a penalty in the range of $2 to $2.5 million as a deterrent to this kind of breach, which could undermine the integrity of the Indigenous arts sector. Such conduct puts at risk an array of economic and social benefits which are…
We refer to the provisions of Regulation 30 (Schedule III, Part A, Clause A) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and wish to inform you that the First meeting of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Neueon Towers Limited (the “Company”) under the provisions of the…
A SOUTHEAST Queensland building company has been placed in liquidation after an application to the Supreme Court by WorkCover and hardware giant Bunnings. Vincents Chartered Accountants director Nick Combis was appointed liquidator of ATSBuild, based in Toowoomba, on June 20. Mr Combis is yet to lodge any official reports with the Australian Securities and Investments…
A TOOWOOMBA building company has been placed in liquidation after an application to the Supreme Court by WorkCover and hardware giant Bunnings. Vincents Chartered Accountants director Nick Combis was appointed liquidator of the business on June 20. Mr Combis is yet to lodge any official reports with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. WorkCover began…
A FARMING empire patriarch has responded to claims he and the company he was a director of traded while insolvent for 11 months. Giatano (Guy) Barbera has vigorously disputed the allegations in papers lodged in the District Court this month in which he has asked for a judge only trial. Mr Barbera and his company…
Days after the National Company Law Tribunal initiated insolvency process against Jet Airways, its employees have received the first letter from Resolution Professional Ashish Chhawchharia. The letter, issued on June 20, states the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) has started the insolvency process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The bankruptcy tribunal has ordered…
Notice for the 14th Meeting of the Committee of Creditors of Southern Online Bio Technologies Limited (under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process) under the provisions of The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 read with Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations 2016. Day & Date: Tuesday 25th June, 2019.Time 4.00…
In Compliance of Para 16(g) of part A of Schedule III and Regulations 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (LODR), the Third meeting of Committee of Creditors (“CoC”) of Excel Glasses Limited was held on Friday, the 21st June,2019 at 3.00 pm BKC Centre, 31-E Laxmi Industrial Estate, New Link Road,…
Mills Oakley has deepened its litigation expertise with the recruitment of a high-profile litigator in Brisbane. Ashley Tiplady has joined the top firm as a partner based in Brisbane, making the move from boutique firm Russells. He also spent a majority of his career at MinterEllison. Tiplady is experienced in large bet-the-farm commercial litigation, defamation,…