Bonza’s directors accused of trading while insolvent, creditors may walk away with nothing

In short: Administrators for collapsed airline Bonza say the company likely traded while insolvent. The company’s directors are likely to be referred to the corporate regulator for investigation. What’s next? Creditors, including 323 staff and 71,399 customers, could walk away with nothing. Administrators for collapsed airline Bonza say the company likely traded while insolvent, with…

Ex-ILVA declared insolvent – Business

A Milan bankruptcy court on Thursday declared the former ILVA steelworks at Taranto in Puglia insolvent, the necessary premise for the installation of special commissioner Giancarlo Quaranta to run the plant, now called Accaierie d’Italia (AdI), ahead of possible new foreign partners joining after multinational ArcelorMittal’s term ended acrimoniously.     The declaration of insolvency, at…

Why do councils go bust and what happens when they do?

A spokesperson for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which looks after local government, said: “Councils are responsible for the management of their own finances. “The Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to £59.7bn for local government in England, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £5.1bn or…