In this weeks TGIF, we examine the High Courts recent decision in Greylag Goose Leasing 1410 Designated Activity Company & Anor v P T Garuda Indonesia Ltd [2024] HCA 21. In the decision, a majority of the High Court upheld the New South Wales Court of Appeal decision that foreign state immunity extends to a…
Joint liquidators Daniel Lopresti and Simon Miller are urgently seeking parties who may be interested in making offers to purchase the business or assets of Hindmarsh-based knitwear maker Silver Fleece. The company best known for making the Australian cricket teams woollen tops went into liquidation on Wednesday after more than 70 years of creating custom…
It has been 33 years since the “recession we had to have” in 1991. Fears that Australia would enter a technical recession during 2023 didnt eventuate. At the time of writing, our economy continues to still be resilient (relying on massive population growth through migration) despite ongoing decreasing consumer sentiment but another year of slow…
Look, if youve been plotting an investment strategy using tips from Instagram influencers, youre probably beyond our help. But we have to try its our job and the latest instalment in the sorry tale of Tyson Scholz, the online stock trading educator with a taste for Ferrari, Bugatti and Rolls-Royce cars, high-end champagne, private jets…
Last year we presented on the falling away of COVID measures for businesses, and the introduction of new and updated legislation for rescue processes across Europe. One year we are seeing steep rises in inflation, and in the UK we have just recorded negative growth in Q3 which means the UK is already in recession, and…
Implications of 2022 tax reform and TP compliance for maquiladoras The maquiladora regime in Mexico refers to an export-oriented manufacturing programme that allows foreign multinationals to establish factories (maquiladoras) in Mexico. Under Mexican Income Tax Law (MITL) regulations, maquiladoras operate in Mexico as manufacturers and import, on consignment, machinery, equipment, and inventory duty and VAT…
Illustration by Antti Kalevi Typically, organizations in the midst of transformation efforts spend significant time and resources trying to correct massive amounts of technical debt the price of years of short-term decisions and prioritizations that result in an overly complex technological infrastructure. But equally challenging is managing organizations often undiscussed process debt the build-up of…
A15LE E battery-electric bus (Photo: Van Hool) Belgian bus OEM Van Hool has been declared bankrupt by the Commercial Court of Mechelen, a court in Belgium which deals with commercial litigation. According to media reports the company had accumulated a debt of 400 million. This was further compounded by a family inheritance dispute over shares…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankas President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation Wednesday. The agreement marks a key step in the countrys economic recovery after defaulting on debt repayment in 2022. Sri Lanka is under an International Monetary…
In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the use of alternative dispute resolution methods in corporate litigation in India, particularly in cases involving insolvency and bankruptcy. There is also a growing emphasis on structured and specialised mechanisms for resolving cross-border corporate disputes. These trends indicate a shift towards more efficient, specialised, and…