Bedrocan Bankruptcy Leaves Life-Saving Medicine Frozen

Bedrocan’s Dutch entities have officially been declared bankrupt, leaving stocks of life-saving medicinal cannabis in the hands of court-appointed administrators who cannot release them. Less than two weeks after being granted court-supervised suspension of payments, Bedrocan Nederland B.V. and Bedrocan International B.V., the two Dutch entities of Europe’s longest-standing medicinal cannabis producer, were declared bankrupt…

Company which promised directors they could ‘walk away’ from failing businesses is shut down

The Insolvency Service shut down a company that claimed it could help directors of failed businesses ‘walk away’ with ‘no comeback’ after an investigation. Leeds-based Ellan NW Ltd, trading as Knowsley Recovery, claimed it could help directors avoid the insolvency system by arranging the purchase of their struggling companies. The company claimed the new owners…

Contractor goes bankrupt, leaves four guarantors on hook for $1.6 million

They guaranteed a school safety project. The contractor went bankrupt. Now Markel wants $1.6 million What happened: Markel Insurance alleges four personal guarantors refused to post $1.6M in collateral after the contractor they backed defaulted on a school district project and filed for bankruptcy. Who’s involved: Markel Insurance Company (surety), SunSafe Film, LLC (contractor), Grand…