Vijay Mallya declared bankrupt by London court The week brought bad news for the King of Good Times, Vijay Mallya, as the Insolvency and Companies Court of the London High Court declared the former liquor baron of India, fugitive from Indian law, bankrupt. The verdict delivered by Chief Insolvency and Companies Court (ICC) judge Briggs…
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — More than 30,000 women cancer victims would retain their constitutional right to have juries decide if talc in Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) baby products caused their ovarian cancer under bankruptcy reforms proposed Wednesday by key lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act…
Australias Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombud is calling on the federal government to reactivate temporary insolvency protections that will help cushion small and family businesses during public health ordered lockdowns. The number of businesses going into administration increased by 75% in the last week of June 2021, according to new data released by CreditorWatch.…
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The cases that landed these billionaires in jail – Times of India Ready for tomorrow Fast, insight-rich analysis of news that matters to you | long-reads that outlive the news cycle Now Reading: The cases that landed these billionaires in jail Small Medium Large Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya was on July 25 declared bankrupt…
The number of divorce applications made last year increased by 29 per cent, the latest annual report from the Courts Service finds. However, overall the pandemic led to a significant reduction in the business conducted by the courts system last year. While some types of dispute were less common, such as repossession cases and employment…
Vijay Mallya fled to the UK in March 2016. |  Photo Credit: PTI Key Highlights A bankruptcy trustee will oversee an investigation to determine the former liquor baron’s assets and liabilities, which will then be used to fulfil Mallya’s debt obligations Mallya has argued that the collapse of the airline was business-related, however, investigators have since…
A businesswoman who became insolvent following the collapse of the construction sector in the mid-2000s has had the vast majority of her 14.3m debt written off under a personal insolvency arrangement (PIA). haron OReilly (52) owed 11.6m to Nama on foot of personal guarantees and owed 2.7m in mortgage debt to Pepper Finance. However, under…
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has urged the Federal Government and regulators to consider the reactivation of temporary insolvency protections, to support small and family businesses doing it tough in lockdown. Mr Billson says the re-introduction of measures, such as the extension to existing safe harbour provisions, would provide temporary…
The Insolvencies and Companies Court of London High Court on Monday declared fugitive business baron Vijay Mallya a bankrupt person as per UK laws. Legal experts explain what this means for 65-year old Mallyas personal liberties, his legal battle against extradition to India to face trial, and for the consortium of Indian lenders – at…