Director behind 400 companies banned for nine years after ‘subverting insolvency system’

A company director who “repeatedly subverted the insolvency system” by facilitating debt-dumping arrangements for struggling businesses has been banned from running firms for nine years, following a government investigation. Neville Taylor, 57, served as a director of more than 400 companies and received close to £270,000 from Atherton Corporate, operators of a scheme that took…

ASIC records 3000+ construction sector insolvencies in 2024, red flags that signal your builder could be next

A partially built home where construction stalled after the 2024 collapse of Grandeur Homes. The collapse of more than 3000 construction firms has legal and building industry figures worried about government plans to fix Australia’s housing crisis with a new home boom. Australian Securities and Investments Commission figures released on December 23 show 3217 Aussie…

INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Appointment of Administrators – November 2024

ACCUMIX CONCRETE LIMITED AD FILMS LTD ADVANCED OPTICAL LIMITED ADVATEK (UK) LIMITED ALLPLANTS LTD ALPHACARE NW DOMICILIARY AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD ARCHITECTURAL LOUVRE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LIMITED ARCHITECTURAL PANEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED ASCENSION HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED ASCENSION HEALTHCARE PLC ASHFORD COLOUR PRESS LIMITED ASPEN FURNITURE LTD ATOM BREWING CO LIMITED AURELIA BIOSCIENCE LIMITED B.S. STEELS LIMITED…

What is bankruptcy and its implications?

Going bankrupt or being declared bankrupt by a creditor -who is owed money that can’t be repaid- is a serious matter and has legal consequences. Understanding what is bankruptcy The journey into bankruptcy often starts with a small debt that wasn’t settled in time and then forgotten. But with late payment fees, penalty charges and…