In March, Enviva, the world’s largest woody biomass producer for industrial energy, declared bankruptcy. That cataclysmic collapse triggered a rush of political and economic maneuvering in the U.S. (a key wood pellet producing nation), and in Europe (a primary industrial biomass energy user in converted coal plants). While Enviva publicly claims it will survive…
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…
The first half of 2024 was incredibly challenging for the restaurant industry, which continues to face rising labor and operating costs and declines in traffic. Several casual chains, including TGI Fridays, Bloomin’ Brands, Hooters and Denny’s closed underperforming locations. Red Lobster closed roughly 100 locations and then declared bankruptcy. The bankruptcy of the full-service seafood…
Lawrence Dallaglio Dallaglio has followed in the footsteps of Wilkinson and Dawson, becoming a well-known rugby pundit. He provided coverage for the Rugby World Cup on ITV in 2011. Additionally, he is renowned for his philanthropic efforts, having founded the Lawrence Dallaglio Foundation. This organisation aims to empower young people through sport and supports teenage…
The National company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru bench has admitted the insolvency plea against Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL), the parent company of the Coffee Day Group that runs the Cafe Coffee Day. The insolvency petition was filed on September 8, 2023 under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, by IDBI Trusteeship…
Companies are collapsing at levels not since 2012, ASIC says, with external administrations on track to exceed 10,000 by the end of the financial year. ASIC recorded 7,742 company failures in the past nine months, over a one-third increase on the same period last year, according to insolvency data published yesterday. “With only one quarter…
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved Sarda Energy and Mining’s (SEML) resolution plan for SKS Power Generation (Chhattisgarh), as part of the corporate insolvency resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. A formal order detailing the approval is still pending. The bench, comprising justices Anu Jagmohan Singh and Kishore Vemulapalli,…
CNN — Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy in federal court in New York on Thursday, just days after a jury ordered him to pay nearly $150 million to two former Georgia election workers for defamation. According to the filing, Giuliani listed debts between $100 million and $500 million, and assets worth up to $10 million.…
BBC Leanne Young had to file for bankruptcy after being a sub-postmaster for five years A former sub-postmaster said it was an “absolute disgrace” that she was left to go bankrupt after being told she owed hundreds of thousands of pounds. Leanne Young, 49, from Bedminster, worked in the St Philips Marsh post office in…
Online media HK01 founder Yu Pun-hoi was declared bankrupt on Tuesday for failing to repay his debt of more than HK$416 million to an investment bank. Locally based CCB International Overseas Ltd had previously filed a bankruptcy petition against Yu at the High Court. It was reported that a company owned by Yu,…