Antecedent Liabilities in Insolvency Proceedings in India – The National Law Review

Friday, November 6, 2020 Introduction By the fourth amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), Section 32A was introduced. Section 32A states that any liability of the corporate debtor for an offence committed prior to or during corporate insolvency resolution proceedings (CIRP) will stand extinguished from the date the resolution plan is approved…

Deloitte kicks off talks with bidders for UK restructuring unit – Sky News

Deloitte is kicking off talks with potential buyers of its British restructuring business amid expectations of a surge in activity triggered by swathes of coronavirus-inspired insolvencies. Sky News has learnt that Daniel Butters, who heads the big four audit firm’s UK restructuring operations, briefed hundreds of staff this week that he had been given a…

UK Comedy Legends Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders Close Their Production Company After 28 Years – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are shuttering their production company, Saunders & French Productions, after it has been operating for more than 28 years. The UK comedy heroes first set up their TV company in 1992 and it co-produced the iconic BBC series Absolutely Fabulous, which was adapted into a movie by BBC Films…

Man who defrauded Dundee City Council has sentence reduced on appeal – Scottish Legal News

Published 6 November 2020 Lord Turnbull A former IT worker for Dundee City Council who was sentenced to five years and four months imprisonment for fraud has successfully appealed against the length of his sentence. Mark Conwayscase was referred to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission in August 2019. The SCCRC referred the sentence on…

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service in special administration – National Indigenous Times

BREAKING: Perth-based Indigenous health provider Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service was placed under special administration on Friday despite protest from two Board Directors. In an announcement via Facebook, Derbarl Yerrigan Deputy Chair Laurence Riley said six members of the Board moved a resolution at a meeting on Thursday night to put the health service into voluntary…

Schulte Roth & Zabel Announces Addition of Distressed Investing and Restructuring Lawyer Douglas S. Mintz – Business Wire

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ), a leading law firm serving the financial services industry, has announced the addition of Douglas S. Mintz as a partner and co-chair of the Business Reorganization Group. Mr. Mintz is resident in the Washington, DC office. He was previously a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Mr. Mintzs…