Biglaw Firm Ponies Up Cold, Hard Cash To Help Associates Repay Law School Loans – Above the Law

Around the time that Cravath announced its great associate pay raise, it also provided its associates with information about various organizations that help associates refinance their student loans. Similarly, firms like Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell have made arrangements with finance companies to provide refinancing of law school debt on favorable terms. But…

Alleged organizer of Crimean blockade declared bankrupt – RAPSI

11:40 18/07/2016 MOSCOW, July 18 (RAPSI) The Moscow Commercial Court has declared Lenur Islyamov, alleged organizer of food blockade of Crimea, bankrupt, Islyamovs representative told RAPSI on Monday. On March 16, the court introduced a procedure for restructuring of Islyamovs debt upon the application of Sberbank of Russia. According to the banks representative, the businessmans…

‘HOW COULD THEY TAKE IT?’ Furious mum slams lowcostholidays for taking her money HOURS before announcing … – The Sun

A MUM-OF-TWO has slammed lowcostholidays for taking nearly £400 in a holiday instalment HOURS before announcing they had gone bust. Furious Natasha Prescott, 28, paid the remaining £369 for an Ibiza holiday with her partner Wayne Jackson, 30, and sons Bradyn, six and Declan, three, on Friday morning. Natasha Prescott Natasha Prescott paid the final…

North East Stays Top Of UK Personal Insolvency Table – North East Connected (press release) (subscription)

North East England has retained its unwanted place at the top of the national table for personal insolvency for the eighth consecutive year. According to the latest annual figures from The Insolvency Service, there were 22.6 individual insolvencies per 10,000 people in the North East in 2015, which are comprised of bankruptcies, Debt Relief Orders…

Unister files for insolvency, four days after death of founders in plane crash – Tnooz

Unister, the holding company behind a string of high-profile online travel brands in Germany, has made itself voluntarily insolvent. Under its umbrella are Fluege, Reisen and Geld all of which will not be affected, according to the filing, as they operated independently by other entities. An insolvency fund will allow the business to continue operations whilst…