Staff rights when your company is liquidated – what Debenhams workers are due – Mirror Online

Staff at Debenhams are facing an uncertain future today, after the company confirmed it had started the liquidation process. If completed, that would see the 242-year-old department store cease to exist, with all branches closed and 12,000 jobs lost. As things stand, administrators are still looking for offers “for all or parts of the business”,…

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Lawyers spar over whether a company in liquidation can still receive damages for defamation – The Edge Markets MY

PUTRAJAYA (Dec 1): A company in the midst of being wound up can still receive damages for defamation as vindication of its reputation and to avoid further disrespect which it may have suffered due to defamatory words published, a senior lawyer told the Federal Court today. Tan Sri Cecil Abraham, who appeared for Raub Australian…

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Australia will ‘never recover from debt if we don’t make people accountable for their money’ – Sky News Australia

Australia will ‘never recover from debt if we don’t make people accountable for their money’ | Sky News Australia The best award-winning journalists with unique and exclusive insights. Real news, honest views. Warning – there was an unexpected script error. Application may not work as expected. Warning – assets failed to load. Application may not…

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Retail empire of UK billionaire Philip Green teeters on edge – The Australian Financial Review

Arcadia’s administration would be the UK’s highest-profile retail insolvency in a sector that has already lost more than 125,000 roles in the country since January. It would also mark a stratospheric fall from grace for Sir Philip, who was once dubbed “King of the High Street”. Arcadia would follow Debenhams, the struggling department-store retailer, which…

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Dubai builder Arabtec says shareholders ask to reverse decision to liquidate company – Economic Times

DUBAI: Dubai builder Arabtec Holding is asking shareholders to reverse a decision made in September to proceed with a bankruptcy and liquidation filing, according to a bourse filing on Monday. Instead, the troubled builder is asking shareholders, scheduled to meet at a general assembly meeting on Monday, to approve the continuity and restructure the company,…

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Explained: Why is the issue of personal guarantors under IBC in SC? – The Indian Express

Written by Aashish Aryan , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 2, 2020 6:52:26 pm The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself all the petitions challenging the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) provisions relating to initiation of insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors. The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself…

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