Updated Jan. 3, 2016 8:59 p.m. ET On Labor Day weekend in 1990, as Donald Trump faced the worst crisis of his career, he and Wilbur Ross Jr. headed to Atlantic City, N.J., for talks at Mr. Trumps opulent Taj Mahal casino, which had just opened but was already on the verge of missing a…
Syrian-born Simon Halabi was director of a UK property firm in the 1980s before becoming Britain’s 14th richest man At his peak he was worth more than £3billion and owned stately home, Mayfair homes, luxury yacht and fleet of cars But was declared bankrupt in 2010 after failing to pay £56m bank loan – last…
So Christmas is done, but many families across Buckinghamshire will be worrying about how to pay off the bills that soared in December. The Citizen’s Advice Bureau in Aylesbury told us that they saw a rise in the number of people going to them last January and expect the same again. Benedicta Lasoye, from the…
Naomi Halpern has been named as the lead Victorian Senate candidate for Nick Xenophon’s new political party. Photo: Wayne Taylor/Fairfax Media Naomi Halpern, a victim of bad financial advice who was caught up in the collapse of forestry investment scheme Timbercorp, will take the fight up to financial sector and the corporate watchdog at the…
If you haven’t made partner, you haven’t failed This year will be marked not only by a sweep of fresh class actions, but an increase in corporate legal battles as litigation funders bring online a range of new products. Executive chairman Philip Kapp of listed funder JustKapital said the main area of concentration for litigation funders over the next year was…