A series of devastating wildfires that killed more than 100 people and scorched hundreds of thousands of acres in California over the course of two years just brought one of the nations largest utilities to its knees. PG&E Corp., Californias biggest power company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Northern California bankruptcy court as investigators…
If Pacific Gas & Electric goes bankrupt, who gets final say over onwhether it can renegotiateits old and expensive solar power purchase agreements federal regulators or the bankruptcy court? This multi-billion dollar question has come to the fore as PG&E, overwhelmed by tens of billions of dollars in potential wildfire liabilities, prepares to file for…
By BRIAN WASUNAMore by this Author Three years after the old Bankruptcy Act was repealed, the number of cases filed under the now-tightened Insolvency Act have drastically fallen meaning that people were filing for bankruptcy to evade paying their debts. The now repealed law had been in use for about 85 years, with little amendment…
RCMP File photo The RCMP have laid charges against a separated couple who allegedly declared that their snow removal business, Ottawa Diamond Construction Inc., was bankrupt even though the business appeared to remain solvent. According to federal police officers, the pair, who are now divorced, declared the business bankrupt in 2015. They are alleged to…
17:16 28/01/2019 MOSCOW, January 28 (RAPSI) – The Commercial Court of Tatarstan has extended bankruptcy proceedings against VIM Airlines for six months, RAPSI has learnt in the court. The republican commercial court has scheduled hearing of a bankruptcy receivers report on the results of the bankruptcy procedure for July 19. On September 26, the court…
The number of people going financially insolvent is predicted to have jumped to levels not seen for at least six years in official figures released on Tuesday. The Insolvency Service is due to release figures showing how many bankruptcies, debt relief orders (DROs) and individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) took place in the fourth quarter of…
The RCMP have laid charges against a separated couple who allegedly declared that their snow removal business, Ottawa Diamond Construction Inc., was bankrupt even though the business appeared to remain solvent. According to federal police officers, the pair, who are now divorced, declared the business bankrupt in 2015. They are alleged to have removed as…
The number of people going financially insolvent is predicted to have jumped to levels not seen for at least six years in official figures released on Tuesday. The Insolvency Service is due to release figures showing how many bankruptcies, debt relief orders (DROs) and individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) took place in the fourth quarter of…
The company said it had applied for the court order for preliminary insolvency proceedings, but aimed to try and restructure its operations and has brought in an expert, Christian Gerloff, to support this. The order applies to parent company Gerry Weber International, which said all subsidiaries are currently excluded. Key measures, which have been agreed…
Turkish intercity bus company Pamukkale, which employees 3,500 people, was declared bankrupt after the ruling of a court, BBC reported. A court in the Aegean province of Izmir rejected the companys request for bankruptcy protection on Thursday. In weighing Pamukkales request, the court examined the companys finances, determining that there was no potential for the…