Essar Steel challenges SBI’s insolvency plea at NCLT’s Ahmedabad bench – Business Standard

Essar Steel on Monday sought dismissal of an application for insolvency proceedings filed against it by lead creditor State Bank of India (SBI) on “technical grounds” at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad bench. The ongoing hearing of insolvency proceedings against Essar Steel initiated by SBI and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) at…

Rangers hero Barry Ferguson bankrupt with debts of over £1.4million after failing to settle tax bills – The Scottish Sun

BARRY BANKRUPT The ex-Scotland captain was declared insolvent after failing to settle large bills thought to be owed to the taxman FORMER Rangers star Barry Ferguson has been made bankrupt with debts of more than £1.4million. The ex-Scotland captain was declared insolvent after failing to settle large bills thought to be owed to the taxman.…

Luxury cars and beachfront home, but fraudster only has $200 to … – Newcastle Herald

Lemuel Page An embattled developer and fraudster avoided plummeting into bankruptcy after claiming he only had $200 in his bank account and couldn’t repay the $17 million he owed to former friends and associates. Despite his cries of crippling financial stress, Lemuel Page, 48, is still spotted driving around the Hunter in a luxury Mercedes 4WD and Porsche convertible, both worth…

ATO and ASIC taskforce makes use of intelligence sharing to weed out phoenix companies and rogue pre-insolvency … – SmartCompany.com.au

A taskforce of federal government agencies is used shared intelligence to uncover potential phoenix operators and rogue pre-insolvency advisers, but the business community will still have to wait to see whether phoenix prevention tools like director identification number (DINs) ever make their way into legislation. On Monday ASIC commissioner John Price told Fairfax that phoenix advice passed…

DNA EXCLUSIVE | Creditors can take away assets of cos moving NCLT for insolvency: HC – Daily News & Analysis

Can defaulting companies take shelter under the ongoing insolvency proceedings to stop creditors from taking away assets provided as security? Kolkata High Court has allowed a creditor to take away equipment financed by it from the possessions of defaulting steel company, Ramsarup Industries, which has applied under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. The judgement would…