Dutch startup Pieter Pot has officially declared bankruptcy, following the Rotterdam court’s decision on Thursday, December 14. The announcement came after the court declined to grant Pieter Pot an additional week for an alternative rescue and financing plan, leaving Jouri Schoemaker (founder) in the dark about the precise reasons behind the decision. “We had to…
The company at the centre of Victoria’s recycling crisis will be wound up after it was declared insolvent in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Key points: SKM earlier warned 400,000 tonnes of material could end up in landfill if it went under An Australian Workers’ Union representative said the company was “too big to fail”…
Horizon was the former accounting system used by the Post Office. Between 1999 and 2015, a number of Postmasters experienced shortfalls in cash and stock in relation to the data produced by Horizon. As a result, Postmasters were required to make good the shortfall. In some cases, this led to bankruptcy, where some postmasters may…
Swedish electric motorbike company Cake files for bankruptcy. The company, which makes extremely unique-looking utility-themed motorbikes and motorcycles, was forced to make the decision after a major investor bailed right before a funding round was set to close, according to Electrek. Certainly this will come as sad news to fans of Cake’s two-wheelers, which are…
‘I was made bankrupt by Horizon scandal’ BBC.com Read the original article here
The Federal Court has ordered that a company associated with Melbourne business figure “Diamond” Joe Gutnick be wound up and declared insolvent amid allegations of millions of dollars of dishonest related party transactions. The Federal Court on Wednesday appointed liquidators to the publicly traded mining company Merlin Diamonds Limited after a provisional liquidators’ report showed…
Lancaster based Olympic cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins declared bankrupt at Lancs court Lancashire Evening Post Read the original article here
Local government fulfils an essential role in society. It provides fundamental services – from social care and transport to education, water and waste collection. And when it no longer can, when a council goes bankrupt, it is the most vulnerable citizens who bear the brunt of that failure. In the UK, this has been deftly…
Westpac is going to relax its policy on access to banking services for people declared bankrupt. Photo: AFP Westpac is going to relax its policy on access to banking services for people declared bankrupt. A 2022 survey undertaken by the Insolvency and Trustee Service found 49 percent of respondents faced bank account closures after being…
TALLAHASSEE – State regulators have asked a judge to place a property-insurance company in receivership, making it the sixth Florida property insurer declared insolvent this year amid widespread financial problems in the industry. The Florida Department of Financial Services sought to be appointed receiver for FedNat Insurance Co., which canceled 56,500 policies in May and…