>>RELATED: 23 building sites across Toowoomba at standstill >>REFUSED: QCAT refuses stay of licence suspension A CONSTRUCTION company in charge of 23 sites across Toowoomba when its building licence and that of its director was suspended in late 2017 is now in liquidation. My Home Builders Qld Pty Ltd was hit with an application for…
The victim of a convicted paedophile has spoken out about a legal loophole through which he could lose almost £400,000 in compensation after his abuser made himself bankrupt. David Glass, 59, was jailed for five years in January for sexually assaulting three boys after befriending their parents and winning their trust. A court ordered Glass,…
The big question in the media world today is whether MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson can stanch the bleeding of its cash flows before it becomes insolvent. In a new filing today with the SEC, Helios informed investors that it had $15.5 million in available cash, with another $27.9 million in accounts receivable from…
A Conway man, arrested three times in one week on the Conway Golf Clubs property, has filed a motion asking that his attorney be allowed to intervene on his behalf in the legal proceedings surrounding the possible sale of the property. Christopher Ross, 53, says in his motion that he cant properly represent himself because…
by Pablo Gonzalez Argentina asked the International Monetary Fund for financing to help stem a five-month-rout in the peso that is sparking a surge in interest rates and threatening to derail the country’s economic recovery. “This will allow us to face the new global scenario and avoid a crisis like the ones we have faced…
Photo: Mint New Delhi: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) principal bench on Tuesday admitted Union Bank of Indias (UBIs) plea seeking initiation of insolvency proceedings against Era Infra Engineering Ltd for recovery of Rs681.04 crore, along with an overdue external commercial borrowing of $11.97 million. The order on admission of the plea was reserved…
Franchisees gagged Steve Beadle’s Red Rooster franchise in the Melbourne suburb of Lyndhurst went into liquidation three months ago and Beadle says he was “effectively a slave” working for free for seven years and ending up $500,000 in debt. But Beadle says most current and former franchisees can’t reveal their struggles with Craveable as they…
An electrical short circuit was apparently responsible for sending a public bus up in flames on Tuesday in Rome. Initially people thought it was a terrorist attack. Residents and tourists watched the bus turn into a blazing inferno in the heart of Rome’s historic center. No one was seriously injured. The incident happened shortly after…
Millions of lower and middle-income workers will get immediate tax relief and some an extra $530 a year under measures announced in the Federal Budget. But the wait for welfare and job search help for migrants and refugees will get longer under government plans to reduce the nations social services debt. And the government will…
Meet Mentiis, a friendly chatbot who really wants to help you get a mortgage but just can’t close the deal. Automated chatbots are increasingly common in online commerce, but in the mortgage industry, you’re almost certain to be speaking to a human sales rep even in an online chat. Bot technology is still fairly rudimentary,…