High Court refuses to dismiss proceedings against former directors – Out-Law.com

Totalbrand Limited (the company) entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation on 28 July 2016. The liquidators of the company assigned certain rights of action to Cage Consultants Limited (CCL) under s.246ZD of the 1986 Insolvency Act (IA86). These rights of action included claims against the directors of the company for misfeasance, and claims under IA86 relating to…

Moscow Moves to Tighten Grip Over North Caucasus Republics – The Jamestown Foundation

(Source: resort-elbrus.ru) The economic crisis in the Russian Federation has resulted in the central government further tightening its control over the republics of the North Caucasus. Ingushetia now faces a loss of its financial autonomy. Similarly, the property rights for a key tourist enterprise in Kabardino-Balkaria have been handed over to a federally owned company.…

Bankruptcy reform to lift economic recovery – The Australian Financial Review

Approached by The Australian Financial Review to comment, Mr Porter said: “The government is considering Australias personal insolvency settings to make sure they best support our economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19, including considering the default bankruptcy period. “The nature of the personal insolvency system, and the bankruptcy default period, is that it necessarily…

Small business insolvency reforms land in Parliament – AccountantsDaily

Legislation setting out reforms to Australias insolvency framework has now been introduced into Parliament. The Corporations Amendment (Corporate Insolvency Reforms) Bill 2020 has now been introduced, laying out significant changes that the government contends will help small businesses restructure and survive the economic impact of COVID-19. The reforms are set to kick in from 1…