Mazars has appointed 10 partners across the UK, six internally promoted and four joined Mazars as school leavers or graduates. The partners are: Lara Brennan, Rebecca Dacre, Leanne Finch, Alan Frost, Phuong Gomard, Ian Goodwin, Xavier Larrieu, Nick Nesbitt, Zoe Peck and Natalie Wright. Grant Thornton has promoted Colin Diss to partner in its insolvency…
Suddenly no one wanted to come to the shopping centre. It was pretty brutal, says Smith, who owns the Lollyology store in Westfields Knox City mall in Melbournes east. He managed to hold on by launching a website in three days flat, selling the bulk of pre-ordered stock at cost, delivering orders himself and negotiating…
SINGAPORE – Small and micro companies that have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and need to restructure their debts to stay viable or wind up their businesses can apply for support to do so under a new programme from Friday (Jan 29). Applications for the Simplified Insolvency Programme (SIP) will be open until…
Nelson Loh, co-founder of the Bellagraph Nova spotlighted for a series of false claims including doctored photos with ex-U.S. President Barack Obama has been judicially declared bankrupt after DBS commenced proceedings against him over outstanding debt. Nelson Loh was adjudged a bankrupt, according to a Business Times report citing Singapore High Court documents, over S$14.2…
Santander’s Madrid HQ Glenn Maud, an investor who during the last boom bought some of the worlds most expensive buildings, has been declared bankrupt after losing a near seven-year court battle. Maud was declared bankrupt in November following a petition lodged in 2014 from Libyas sovereign wealth fund, anotice from the High Court of Justiceshows.…
These rules, which absolved directors from personal liability if their businesses traded while insolvent, have been replaced by legislation that includes a new, streamlined SME restructuring process that came into force on 1 January. As of that date, a company with debts due and payable, that they cannot pay, is technically insolvent and its directors…
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 A comprehensive change to German insolvency and restructuring law has become effective starting 1 January 2021. The change allows that a company’s reorganization is possible without insolvency and includes the majority decision of its creditors. In its final session in 2020, the German Bundestag passed the so-called Act on the Further…
A comprehensive change to German insolvency and restructuring law has become effective starting 1 January 2021. The change allows that a company’s reorganization is possible without insolvency and includes the majority decision of its creditors. In its final session in 2020, the German Bundestag passed the so-called Act on the Further Development of Restructuring and…
Photo: Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved a settlement of more than $17 million for women who have accusedHarvey Weinsteinof sexual misconduct. Under this agreement, accusers would submit claims, and the amount they receive would depend on the type of allegation. Weve worked closely with many survivors of Harvey Weinstein who desired a…
The Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has initiated insolvency proceedings against a firm belonging to The Pioneer group, following a plea by one of its directors. The Pioneer group, owned by journalist Chandan Mitra, brings out one of the country’s oldest newspapers of the same name. Mitra declined comment when contacted.…