IBBI refines assignment module to enhance insolvency process efficiency, ET LegalWorld

Highlights The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has refined the Assignment Module to streamline the assignment process for Insolvency Professionals and improve record-keeping. Insolvency Professionals are now required to add assignments to the IBBI electronic portal within three days of their appointment, with specific deadlines set for ongoing and closed cases. The new directions…

Dentons – Doing business in Australia

Leaving Dentons Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (“大成”) is an independent law firm, and not a member or affiliate of Dentons. 大成 is a partnership law firm organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, and is Dentons’ Preferred Law Firm in China, with offices in more than 40 locations throughout China.…

40,000 companies are close to collapse, insolvency experts say — These are the sectors most at risk

Figures from the Insolvency Service revealed that 25,158 firms across England and Wales went bust last year (Peter Byrne/PA) (PA Wire) More than half a million UK companies are in “significant” financial distress, and more than 40,000 in “critical” distress, according to insolvency experts Begbies Traynor’s latest “red flags” report. The report found that 554,554…

NCLT Sets Aside Insolvency Order Against Logix Infra

In a rare move, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has revoked its own July 2023 order that initiated insolvency proceedings against real estate firm Logix Infrastructure. The tribunal ruled that the plea, filed by financial creditor Experts Realty Professionals, was made with “fraudulent and mala fide intentions” and involved collusion between the creditor and…

Carrington Dean acquires personal insolvency book from Interpath

Personal insolvency provider Carrington Dean has announced that has acquired personal insolvency business, Cleanslate from Interpath. Cleanslate is part of Interpath, an international advisory firm which specialises in the provision of advisory and restructuring services to businesses, their investors and their stakeholders. Carrington Dean is based in Scotland and is part of the Creditfix Group.…