Does Safe Harbour provide effective protection from insolvent trading? – Business News

Safe Harbour aims to encourage directors to take reasonable risks to save a company from financial distress without exposing themselves to personal liability for insolvent trading. The statutory provision provides relief from potential personal liability for directors in situations where the company is experiencing financial difficulties and the directors meet strict criteria. Amongst other things,…

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Regulators failed, reform needed, Porter Davis victims say – The Age

Several home builders in Victoria have been failing to take out the necessary insurance before taking deposits, exposing customers to thousands of dollars in potential losses. The Age has confirmed several examples of builders being fined for insurance breaches and obtained contracts showing a major home builder delayed taking out insurance on two occasions. Protesters…

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McLeod Russel, IL&FS insolvency settlement likely in two weeks: Report | Mint – Mint

Tea major McLeod Russel India Ltd and IL&FS are currently engaged in negotiations towards an out-of-court settlement, which is expected to be reached within the next two weeks. The Brij Mohan Khaitan group company is attempting to avoid insolvency through an out-of-court settlement. IL&FS Infra Asset Management is an asset management company which manages IL&FS…

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Pressure Mounts on China to Offer Debt Relief to Poor Countries … – The New York Times

There was optimism at the spring meetings of the I.M.F. and World Bank that China will make concessions over restructuring its loans. WASHINGTON China, under growing pressure from top international policymakers, appeared to indicate this week that it is ready to make concessions that would unlock a global effort to restructure hundreds of billions of…

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Future Retail's creditors seek 90 days extension for concluding insolvency resolution process | Mint – Mint

Lenders of debt-ridden Future Retail Ltd (FRL) has sought an extension of 90 days for concluding the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) of the company. The resolution professional of FRL has filed an application before the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) “seeking exclusion of a period of 90 days from CIRP…

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