Kenya’s electoral commission has gazetted additional names of candidates for the repeat presidential elections slated for October 26. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati listed Dr Ekuru Aukot, Mr Abduba Dida, Mr Joseph Nyagah, Mr Michael Wainaina and Mr Japheth Kavinga as candidates joining President Uhuru Kenyatta of Jubilee and Nasa’s…
A husband-and-wife financial adviser team have been barred from the profession after blowing millions of pounds on luxuries, including cosmetic dental treatment and flying lessons, despite their firm being declared insolvent after it mis-sold endowment policies. John and Colette Chiesa, founders of Westwood independent financial planners in Lanarkshire, were banned from working in financial services…
Mumbai: LIC Housing Finance (LICHF) has filed an application at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to initiate insolvency proceedings against DB Realty. The developer, in a notice to the stock exchange, said that the matter is pending in the NCLT and settlement talks are on between LICHF and DB Realty. The application pertains to…
Lufthansa Group has agreed to buy major parts of insolvent Air Berlin, including Austrian subsidiary Niki, regional unit Luftverkehrsgesellschaft Walter (LGW), along with an additional 20 aircraft, Air Berlin announced Thursday. According to Air Berlin, the 210 million purchase guarantees the preservation of all jobs at Niki and LGW and opens the prospect of employment…
The six-time grand slam tennis champion was declared bankrupt in June Boris could be forced to sell his Wimbledon trophies, which are among memorabilia he has been ordered not to remove from his £7million London He is also reportedly weighing up an appearance on British reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!…
Moneycontrol News Providing relief to homebuyers, the Supreme Court today barred promoters of real estate company Amrapali Group from leaving the country without its permission and appointed an amicus curiae to oversee buyers interests. The bench headed by chief justice Dipak Misra issued notices to the company and sought its response within a fortnight on…
Image caption Carly Mackie had ignored hundreds of private parking notices A Dundee woman ordered to pay a private parking company £24,500 in unpaid charges has been declared bankrupt. Carly Mackie had ignored hundreds of parking tickets for leaving her car at Dundee’s Waterfront without a permit. Ms Mackie, 29, who now lives in Paisley,…
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has amended rules to mandate that any resolution plan for a company has to explicitly state how it has dealt with the interests of all stakeholders. Insolvency experts have said that in case of real estate disputes, this will protect the rights of homebuyers who have invested…
Becker works as a Wimbledon commentator for the BBC and recently extended his contract with Eurosport, for whom he covers the three other Grand Slam events. Insolvency practitioners at London based Smith & Williamson have written to broadcasters demanding all future fees are used for the benefit of creditors. The report in a German newspaper…
A Dundee woman who was ordered to pay £24,000 in a landmark parking charge court ruling has been declared bankrupt. Carly Mackie, 28, then of Fintry, parked outside her parents City Quay home and ignored the almost-daily parking tickets left on her windscreen. She wrongly believed she was entitled to park her Mini in front…