Former West Ham captain Lucas Neill declared bankrupt despite £20million playing fortune – Mirror.co.uk

Former West Ham captain Lucas Neill has been declared bankrupt in the UK. The 95-cap Australian international earned a reported 40million AUD (£20million) during his playing career, which also included spells at the likes of Millwall, Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Galatasaray. According to a Daily Telegraph report in Australia, Neill, 38, had been involved in…

Corporate Insolvency Service framework moving towards Chapter 11 model? – Business advice for new businesses

New 90-day moratorium for failing businesses will seriously impact creditors, CICM warns The move to a new model similar to Chapter 11 for UK businesses heading towards insolvency could have serious consequences for creditors, cashflow and thousands of small businesses within the supply chain. And while new Government proposals do not seek to…

Riot cop, anti Uber activist, Hockey’s driver, bankrupt: The many faces of Russell Howarth – The Sydney Morning Herald

Russell Howarth when he was an anti-Uber campaigner Who exactly is Russell Howarth? He’s best known as the man who made citizens arrests while campaigning against the UberX ride sharing service when it was setting up in 2014. But he’s also a bankrupt thanks to a seemingly innocuous traffic accident outside Sydney’s exclusive Ivy nightclub and a court…

Insolvency firms are hiring as retail collapses gather pace – The Sydney Morning Herald

Clock’s ticking: Laura Ashley is among retail businesses to have died recently. In good news for insolvency firms but not much else, insolvencies are rising and the number of retailers appointing external administrators is also up. Electronics chain Dick Smith, home furnishings company Laura Ashley Australia and clothing retailer Man To Man are among retailers to have gone under recently.  John…