IBBI amends norms: Resolution professional to provide opinion – The Indian Express

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Resolution Professionals (RPs) managing the operations of distressed companies undergoing corporate insolvency proceedings will now be required to assess and report whether the company has completed any transactions to siphon off funds prior to insolvency proceedings. Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016…

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Lex Greensill Had “Extraordinarily Privileged” Relationship With Government, New Report Concludes – PoliticsHome

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The Boardman Review has criticised the current lobbying transparency rules 3 min read2 hr A new report has criticised David Cameron over his role in the lobbying scandal and concluded Lex Greensill had “privileged” access to ministers. The review, commissioned by the Prime Minister, also found that businessman Lex Greensill had been given access to…

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Tech contractor goes into administration while facing class action – Lawyers Weekly – Lawyers Weekly

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A major Telstra and Foxtel contractor has gone into voluntary administration, while facing a $400 million class action from Shine Lawyers. The class action against Tandem Corporation, formerly known as Infrastructure Services Group Management (ISGM), filed in November, 2018, was the largest employment-related class action in the country. The case was due to go to…

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Chicken killers facing aged care accreditation revoked over not returning deposits to former residents in Victoria – The Weekly SOURCE

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Two former bankrupt brothers convicted of appalling animal cruelty face having their aged care accreditation revoked over the failure of their aged care business in Victoria to return deposits to families of former residents. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has ordered Chronos Care, which owns aged care homes in Alphington, 7km north-east of…

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IBBI amends insolvency rules to help improve transparency – The Hindu

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Seeking to enhance transparency in the insolvency process, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has amended the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations. The IBBI said in a release on Wednesday that the amendments were aimed at enhancing the discipline, transparency, and accountability in corporate insolvency…

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Videocon lenders to eventually take only 50-55% haircut, says former CFO – Business Standard

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Lenders to Venugopal Dhoot-founded Videocon Group will eventually take 50-55 per cent haircut and not 95 per cent as is being reported after considering about Rs 15,000 crore expected from the sale of the group’s overseas oil and gas assets, its former CFO Rajneesh Gupta claimed. Videocon Industries Ltd, which is comprised of its consumer…

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Shenzhen court issues landmark ruling on personal bankruptcy – Nikkei Asia

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A landmark personal bankruptcy ruling by a court in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen could pave the way for the nationwide rollout of a legal system that would allow individuals and private businesspeople who can’t repay their loans to undergo debt workouts or be declared bankrupt. The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court approved a bankruptcy…

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