Macroeconomic environment for businesses The French economy is confronted with a weakening in demand… Domestic and foreign demand for French goods and services is losing steam. While demand contributed 2 percentage points (pp) to GDP growth between 2022 and 2024, it slowed significantly in 2025 (−0.6 pp at the end of the second quarter). This…
Following an investigation by the Insolvency Service, Davis Acquisitions Ltd, based in Manchester, has been shut down after the company became the director of 78 companies and provided unauthorised insolvency services, avoiding formal insolvency procedures and director conduct scrutiny. Davis Acquisitions, owned by director Christopher Davis, 53, was incorporated in March 2023 but acted as…
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Following an investigation by the Insolvency Service, Davis Acquisitions Ltd, based in Manchester, has been shut down after the company became the director of 78 companies and provided unauthorised insolvency services, avoiding formal insolvency procedures and director conduct scrutiny. Davis Acquisitions, owned by director Christopher Davis, 53, was incorporated in March 2023 but acted as…
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is a comprehensive and unified legislation enacted to consolidate and amend laws relating to insolvency, reorganisation, and bankruptcy in India. It provides a time-bound and transparent framework for resolving insolvency of companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), partnerships, and individuals.The Code represents a landmark reform in India’s financial and…
The Principal Bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at New Delhi recently clarified that the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) amount lying with a corporate debtor during liquidation proceedings is not part of the liquidation estate as per the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The ruling was rendered by the appellate tribunal…
Judicial Commissioner Mohamed Faizal finds that Lee Si Ye and Ju Xiao had breached their duties as directors of Envy group of companies [SINGAPORE] A director of the insolvent Envy group of companies at the heart of the billion-dollar nickel trading scam has been declared bankrupt, following a court ordered her and eight others to…
The liquidation saga of engineering major Punj Lloyd Limited, once a powerhouse in the EPC sector, continues to be characterized by a prolonged and complex asset sale process. The company’s journey under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has seen repeated failures to find a buyer for the entire entity as a ‘going concern,’ contrasting…
Judges, lawyers, and business recovery experts have called for urgent reforms to Nigeria’s insolvency framework, stressing that effective restructuring mechanisms were critical to rescuing distressed businesses and safeguarding jobs, Anne Agbi reports. Nigeria’s insolvency ecosystem must evolve beyond liquidation and punitive approaches if businesses are to survive the country’s turbulent economy, judges, lawyers, and business…
According to the latest statistics from ASIC, the construction industry has faced sustained and accelerating financial distress over the past four years. Since the financial year 2021–22, the number of insolvency appointments has almost tripled, with nearly 4,900 cases in FY24–25 alone. And, the 744 cases already recorded for FY25–26 indicate the construction industry continues…