In a press briefing on Tuesday, the Independent Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) announced they had dismissed nearly all the objections they had received against the candidates nominated by political parties contesting this years elections. Only one objection was upheld, which came from the PAC against its own candidate,Alton Mphethi, due to a criminal conviction,…
Im an American college student in my twenties, which means three things for certain. One: I am helplessly addicted to my phone. Two: I am embarrassingly bad at writing in cursive. Three: I have watched entirely too much of The Office. The Office is a great show, and like many other sitcoms, it has a…
In a notice released late on Monday, the Independent Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) announced its decision to dismiss all objections raised against the right of Black First Land First leader Andile Mngxitama and party spokesperson Lindsay Maasdorp to become MPs. Both have courted controversy on numerous occasions for racially divisive rhetoric in service of…
The most recent bankruptcy study from personal insolvency firm Hoyes, Michalos & Associates revealed an outsized risk of insolvency among millennials in Ontario. As if that news werent concerning enough, the report also points to a significant risk within another important group. We continue to see a rise in women filing insolvency. As of 2018,…
HALIFAX In an April 3 story about the QuadrigaCX insolvency process, The Canadian Press incorrectly stated that if the company was transitioned to the bankruptcy process, creditors would be allowed to file lawsuits against the company and its affiliates. Though a court-ordered stay of proceedings would be lifted, that move would only be temporary, and…
In a letter sent to the judge that ruled against his company in a lawsuit filed by one of its customers, Frama Seafoods Amado Rodriguez said his company is at risk of insolvency. Pinecrest, Florida-based Frama Seafood was ordered to pay more than USD 1 million (EUR 891,400) in compensation after California Superior Court Judge…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal said it would decide on the insolvency of debt-ridden Reliance Communications Ltd. The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group company has pleaded with the tribunal to go ahead with insolvency proceedings against it as it is unable to pay dues to its lenders. Swiss telecom gear maker Ericsson, which received its…
UK Renewable Investments (AD) plc was wound up on 3 April 2019 by District Judge Khan in the Business and Property Courts in Manchester. The Official Receiver has been appointed as liquidator. In considering the petitions to wind-up the company, the court heard that between July 2015 and September 2016 UKRI sold corporate bonds to…
Jodie Annabel Fairbrother (40), from Immingham, Lincolnshire, was the former owner of a boarding kennels in South Killingholme. The business traded from Janika Boarding Kennels under the name 4Paws and provided animal transport, boarding kennels and a veterinary clinic. In March 2018, 4Paws was subject to visits from the RSPCA and the police over animal…
Footballer David Goodwilllie, who claims he was left penniless after losing a civil action in which he was branded a rapist, has been declared bankrupt over a 41,000 tax debt. The 30-year-old former Scotland striker ran up the tax bill at the height of his career when he was reportedly earning 20,000 a week playing…