Wednesday, February 17, 2021 COVID-19 continues to disrupt normal business operations, creating liquidity problems and negative working capital for many companies. As fund sponsors take actions to help their portfolio companies navigate through this time, they should alsosensitize directors to insolvency issuesand the associated litigation risks. As we have previously highlighted, bothfunds and fund managers…
DetailsPacific Debt helps consumers out of debt using debt settlement, a process that comes with a certain amount of risk. With debt settlement, clients are asked to stop making payments on their bills, even if they are 30 to 60 days behind. Instead, debt settlement participants are asked to begin saving money in a separate…
DetailsReleased 16 February 2021 The Government has confirmed that it intends to extend the power (granted through the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020) to make temporary amendments or modify the effects of corporate insolvency and governance legislation for an additional year. The government laid the regulations on 11 February 2021 in Parliament ahead of…
DetailsFTI noted the company failed the cash-flow test since it generated no income and it also failed the balance sheet test because it was in a negative net asset position. Unless Nevhouse receives a standstill from its creditors and has a reasonable prospect to pay these creditors, Nevhouse is insolvent, the draft report said. Nevhouse…
DetailsGetty-Images Cryptopia went into liquidation in May last year after a $24 million hack. More than $60,000 worth of cryptocurrency has reportedly been stolen from international currency exchange Cryptopia, despite the company being in liquidation following a $24 million hack. The alleged theft happened several months after it was revealed a former employee had been…
DetailsA CREDITOR wants the former operator of the goldfield under Bendigo declared insolvent because of a debt of just over $200,000. The Bendigo Advertiser has obtained a court document alleging Kralcopic Pty Ltd has failed to pay back $234,308.40 owed to company Gold Miners Australia Pty Ltd. It comes as Kralcopic fights on multiple fronts…
DetailsEd Talbot, executive director of the New Hampshire Council on Problem Gambling, speaks at a celebration for two runners who had completed a half-marathon for 40 consecutive years. Talbot said physical exercise can be helpful in recovery for compulsive gambling. (Courtesy photo) New Hampshire lottery sales, particularly from online games, are surging during the pandemic,…
DetailsThe government has announced it intends to make temporary amendments to the effects of corporate insolvency and governance legislation for an additional year. The government laid the regulations out on 11 February 2021 in Parliament ahead of the power expiring on 30 April 2021. Additionally, the government has also announced that companies and other qualifying…
DetailsLaura Theophilus (42), from Cambridge, was the sole director of CIS UK PAY Limited. Incorporated in February 2012, the company provided combined office administrative services. The company was VAT registered shortly after its incorporation and Laura Theophilus submitted VAT returns for five consecutive quarters from January 2017 to January 2018, paying just over 273,000. In…
DetailsAustralias peak body for online betting says punters should not be stopped from going into debt to bet. It comes amid concerns about problem gambling. Ultimately, we think customers should have the right to choose and directly manage their own betting preferences, Brent Jackson, Chief Executive at Responsible Wagering Australia, said on 3AW. The evidence…
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