Clive Palmer Federal Court hearing turns to ‘insolvent trading’ letter – Brisbane Times

Clive Palmer has made light of a damning letter administrators claim shows Queensland Nickel was trading while insolvent for a month and a half before they were called in. The November 27, 2015, a letter from rail freight operator Aurizon declares the company in default of a $12.5 million debt and calls for payment within 28 days,…

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Leading academics to teach corporate law – Brunel University News (press release)

Brunel Law School has appointed two new high-profile academics to teach the universitys portfolio of corporate law courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Emeritus Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Oxford, Professor Dan Prentice, and the chair of the company law committee of the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the…

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Double insolvency hits specialist investment firm – Insider Media

Two industrial companies owned by a Kettering-headquartered specialist investment firm have fallen into administration, Insider can reveal. Hughes Armstrong Industries, which acquires or invests in underperforming British manufacturing companies, has been hit by the administration of Brighouse-based BCI Brewchem Ltd, a manufacturer of steelwork structures used in the food, beverage and water industries, and Halifax…

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Experts weigh in on Asia-Pac restructuring and insolvency rise – Australasian Lawyer

The number financial restructuring and insolvencies is on the rise in the Asia Pacific region and despite low interest rates helping to cushion borrowers, depressed commodity prices have taken the number of global corporate defaults to their highest levels since 2008. For lawyers, an increase in work with respect to distressed situations is only likely…

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