Granddaughter of Singapore disgraced oil tycoon OK Lim fails to block creditor’s access to $400,000 insurance policies

Michelle Lim, granddaughter of disgraced Singapore oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin (O.K. Lim), has failed to convince the court that three insurance policies under her name, valued at SGD521,000 (US$409,000), should be excluded from her father’s bankruptcy estate. High Court Judicial Commissioner Mohamed Faizal has rejected Michelle Lim’s application for a declaration that the three…

GMB insolvency: Borosil exits loss-making German unit GMB, focus shifts to India’s booming solar glass market

Borosil Renewables has moved to exit its German solar glass business, with its step-down subsidiary GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH filing for insolvency, as the company shifts focus to the fast-growing Indian solar glass market.In a regulatory filing, Borosil said GMB has applied for the commencement of insolvency proceedings before the Insolvency Court in Cottbus, Germany,…

Malta’s first pre-insolvency proceedings: key takeaways

Following a court application filed by Skillpro Malta Ltd (the ‘company’), on February 26, 2025, the Civil Court Commercial Section (‘court’) acceded to the company’s request to enter the preventative restructuring procedure as set out in the Pre-Insolvency Act (Chapter 631 of the Laws of Malta, and hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’). This not…

Malta’s first pre-insolvency proceedings: key takeaways

Following a court application filed by Skillpro Malta Ltd (the ‘company’), on February 26, 2025, the Civil Court Commercial Section (‘court’) acceded to the company’s request to enter the preventative restructuring procedure as set out in the Pre-Insolvency Act (Chapter 631 of the Laws of Malta, and hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’). This not…

IBC cannot override PMLA: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has said that any attachment of property alleged to be “proceeds of crime” by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) cannot be undone under the insolvency law. “The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) cannot override the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)”, said the appellate tribunal’s 36-page-order in response…

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Media Works in insolvency court

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, has ordered the initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against Reliance Media Works Limited. The petition was filed by Netizen Engineering Private Limited (formerly Reliance Infocomm Engineering Private Limited) on November 20, 2024, under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, citing a…