Restructuring and Insolvency Bulletin Issue 1 – 2017 – United Kingdom: New Insolvency Rules streamline … – JD Supra (press release)

The existing insolvency rules in the UK have been recast with the aim to “modernize and consolidate” the procedural framework for insolvency processes in the UK and promote efficiency. The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (the New Rules) came into force on April 6, 2017.   A key feature of the New Rules is…

Advice crucial to handling insolvencies – Money Management

Both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Law Council of Australia have supported struggling companies being able to access professional advice to get them back on track. Both organisations have used submissions to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into proposed new legislation around corporate insolvency to acknowledge that companies should be able…

Former First NBC head Ashton Ryan asks judge to let him tap insurance proceeds for defense costs; calls allegations … – The Advocate

First NBC Bank founder and former president Ashton Ryan Jr. has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to let him begin collecting from insurance policies long held by the failed bank to cover mounting legal costs tied to his role there. The bank was seized by the government in April. Well before then, the bank had…

Gujarat HC denies relief to Essar Steel in insolvency case – The Hindu

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Proceedings under IBC: Bankruptcy filing picks up to deal with mounting bad loans – The Indian Express

Written by Sunny Verma | New Delhi | Published:July 18, 2017 3:12 am According to data analysed till June-end, a total of 129 corporate insolvency applications were admitted with the Mumbai bench of the NCLT, while 58 applications have been filed with three benches of the NCLT in Delhi. Illustration: C R Sasikumar Related News Within seven months…