Travel company collapses into liquidation after 28 years

Global Vision International (GVI), based in Exeter, offered charitable travel programmes across the globe for 28 years, providing placements in conservation, education, and community development in countries such as Costa Rica and Fiji. The company announced its closure at the start of July, leaving customers unable to travel. Many of those affected are gap year…

McLeod Russel Gains Relief as NCLT Accepts Withdrawal of Insolvency Petition Post Debt Restructuring, ETLegalWorld

McLeod Russel India Ltd has received relief after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata Bench, allowed the withdrawal of an insolvency petition filed against the company, following a debt restructuring arrangement with the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL). In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, the Company said NARCL, acting through its attorney India…

Consultation launched for Insolvency Rules review

The UK government has opened a consultation on the Insolvency Rules, seeking views on whether the current framework remains clear, proportionate and fit for modern practice. For David Menzies, director of practice at ICAS, the consultation raises important questions about procedure, creditor engagement, remuneration, digital processes and the scope of future reform. The consultation forms…

Espresso Communications collapses with $450k debt

Independent agency Espresso Communications has entered voluntary liquidation after two decades in business, with creditors owed more than $450,000. The technology-focused PR agency entered liquidation on 9 July, seven months after Mumbrella revealed founder Corrie McLeod was scaling back the business and had ceased working with one of its major clients, IT company NetApp. An…

Secret Garden Distillery enters liquidation

Scottish gin producer Secret Garden Distillery has gone into voluntary liquidation and is no longer trading. Kate Armstrong and her daughters took on the Secret Garden Distillery business in 2022 Gareth David Wilcox and Mark Harper of Opus Restructuring have been appointed joint liquidators of the company. The company was placed into liquidation on 1…