Last-minute dividend breached insolvency law

Court of Appeal rules that an oil company’s hefty pre-insolvency dividend could not be justified an… Court of Appeal rules that an oil company’s hefty pre-insolvency dividend could not be justified and must now be unwound. The England and Wales Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by energy companies TAQA and Spirit Energy over…

Inc & Out: How voluntary liquidation has become the new game in town

Mumbai: Voluntary liquidation is rapidly emerging as the preferred route for company promoters seeking to wind down operations, rather than prolonging unviable businesses and absorbing mounting losses alongside compliance costs. Since the inception of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), about 2,417 companies initiated voluntary liquidation, of which final reports have been submitted in 1,867…