Bankruptcies up by over 50 percent in 2023

Download CSVShow datatable Number of bankruptcies of businesses and institutions (including sole proprietorships) adjusted for court sessions days 2020 January 311 2020 February 333 2020 March 280 2020 April 382 2020 May 406 2020 June 257 2020 July 227 2020 August 195 2020 September 212 2020 October 190 2020 November 210 2020 December 174 2021…

Crafts Retailer Joann Goes Bankrupt as Consumers Retreat

Fabric and crafts retailer Joann Inc. filed for bankruptcy, unable to sustain its debt load after a sales boom during pandemic lockdowns faded. The Hudson, Ohio-based chain will be delisted after the bankruptcy proceedings and be privately owned by “certain of its lenders and industry parties,” according to a company statementBloomberg Terminal released as it…

What the costs decision in Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation case means for his appeal prospects and Network Ten

A Federal Court judge has ordered Bruce Lehrmann to pay costs of a higher order than typically seen in defamation cases, but also declared there were “no real winners” in the multi-million-dollar legal battle.  Justice Michael Lee found last month that, on the balance of probabilities, Mr Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in…