In this note, we consider whether contracts provide any remedies, focussing on standard forms typically used in the region, and what happens when only the parent company of a contractor enters into insolvency. We also explain what an employer needs to know about insolvency of a contractor under UAE law and touch on the impact…
The financial problems for FC Barcelona are piling up. The club has to cut costs to avoid bankruptcy and has been told at an unpleasant moment that a construction company is demanding millions from the club. Muro Cortina Modular Renting, also known as MCM, built a new facade for the main building of La Masia,…
Our ref: FOI20/21-095 Date: 28 October 2020 Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 Thank you for your email of 30 September 2020 in which you requested the following from the Insolvency Service: I would like to know the number of HR1 Advance Notice of Redundancy forms submitted in the UK in the month of September,…
Friday, November 6, 2020 Introduction By the fourth amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), Section 32A was introduced. Section 32A states that any liability of the corporate debtor for an offence committed prior to or during corporate insolvency resolution proceedings (CIRP) will stand extinguished from the date the resolution plan is approved…
EXCLUSIVE: Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are shuttering their production company, Saunders & French Productions, after it has been operating for more than 28 years. The UK comedy heroes first set up their TV company in 1992 and it co-produced the iconic BBC series Absolutely Fabulous, which was adapted into a movie by BBC Films…
State Rep. Richard McGrew, right, draws for a ballot position at the Garland County Election Commission building on Nov. 15, 2019. – File photo by Richard Rasmussen of The Sentinel-Record State Rep. Richard McGrew, R-District 22, of Piney, is ready to stop campaigning and start legislating. The House race he won by a three-to-one margin…
MILAN Another style icon of the Eighties risks disappearing from the fashion map. Denim brand Rifle, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2018, has been declared bankrupt by a court in Florence, Italy. Established by Tuscan brothers Giulio and Fiorenzo Fratini, who in the late Forties started importing denim cloth from North Carolina, the brand…
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, CBS is providing weekly updates on the number of bankruptcies pronounced by Dutch courts. The weekly updates are normally released on Thursdays at 12.00 p.m. Not including sole proprietorships, there were 34 bankruptcies in week 44, 8 fewer than in week 43. In addition, 6 sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt, 2…
Published 5 November 2020 Louise Laing The re-introduction of Crown preference and the resulting change in the order of priority of creditors on insolvency was announced as part of the Autumn budget in 2018, way before anyone had heard of Covid-19, and was originally due to come into force on 6 April 2020. It was…
Photo by Marco Bianchetti on Unsplash The latest data from the Australian Financial Security Authority indicates insolvencies in construction, mining and retail have increased in the past fortnight. Compared to the last reporting period of 5 October to 18 October, insolvencies in these three sectors spiked 38%, going from 71 total insolvencies to 98 this…