Tasmania’s Pub Banc group enters voluntary administration

Leading Tasmanian hospitality group Pub Banc Group and Hotel Banc Group (Pub Banc), which operates seven venues across Hobart, has entered voluntary administration, with Adam Johnston of Apex Advisory appointed to manage the process. Pub Banc’s venues include Cargo Bar, Jack Greene, Post Street Social, Observatory Bar, Republic Bar, Franklin Wharf Restaurant & Bar and…

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection Of Operational Creditor’s Insolvency Plea Against Essar Power Gujarat

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 8) refused to interfere with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order rejecting an ₹85-crore insolvency petition against Essar Power Gujarat Ltd. on the ground that a pre-existing dispute exists between the parties. A partial court working days bench of Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and Justice K. Vinod…

NCLAT Upholds Finality of Concluded E-Auction Under IBC…

A. Joseb Raj v. P.R. Raman and Anr., Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins) No. 457/2025, NCLAT Chennai Bench. In a recent pronouncement, the Chennai Bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, comprising Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma (Judicial Member) and Mr. Jatindranath Swain (Technical Member), dismissed a company appeal challenging the liquidation-stage e-auction of the assets of…

Ola Electric counters NCLT insolvency claims

Ola Electric has rejected the insolvency petitions filed against its manufacturing arm, Ola Electric Technologies Pvt. Ltd., calling them a retaliatory legal tactic. The company dismissed the insolvency claims as a retaliatory legal tactic, asserting that the disputed amount of ₹40.6 crore is already the subject of pre-existing arbitration proceedings with Anevolve Mando E-Mobility and…

Insolvency Service to use AI to target phoenixism

A new Insolvency Service taskforce will target ‘abusive phoenixism’ by company directors.  The Insolvency Service will use AI to root out rogue directors who deliberately fold their companies to dodge tax and walk away from their debts. Phoenixism accounted for 22 per cent of the £3.8 billion in total tax losses in 2022-23, according to…