UK Government Publishes Guidance on Corporate Governance in Insolvency – JD Supra (press release)

Following a number of corporate governance failures in situations of insolvency, the Government has published a consultation paper (located here) aimed at cracking down on directors and employers behaving irresponsibly.  These reforms will give the regulatory authorities much stronger powers to come down hard on abuse and to make irresponsible directors bear the consequences of their…

Boundary Road delay ‘could not have been anticipated’, council says – Daily Liberal

Dubbo Regional Council has defended its original decision to appoint Shearer Contracting Pty Ltd which has now been placed in voluntary administration  to deliver the Boundary Road extension. Work on the project was suspended this week, after Mitchell Griffiths and Chad Rapsey, of Rapsey Griffiths Insolvency and Advisory, were appointed joint and several administrators of Shearer Contracting…

Binani Industries up 8% after application filed to terminate insolvency proceedings of Binani Cement – Moneycontrol.com

Share price of Binani Industries gained 8 percent in the early trade on Friday as company filed an application to terminate CIRP of its subsidiary. The company filed an application for termination of the company insolvency and resolution proceedings (CIRP) of its subsidiary Binani Cement. Binani Industries has received an offer from the Aditya Birla…

Anti-graft authorities raid public road maintenance company – Eng.Lsm.lv

On April 4, Latvia’s anti-graft squad, the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB), searched the offices of the public road maintenance company Latvijas Autocelu Uzturetajs. Raitis Nepors, a board member at the company, confirmed to LTV that the company was searched but did not reveal which offices were searched and what the authorities seized.  Anastasija Udalova,…

Singleton Argus Staff – The Singleton Argus

Long established family company, Shearer Contracting Pty Ltd, has been placed in voluntary administration which may see up to 50 local jobs lost. Many of these are long-term employees that have worked with the company for three decades. Rapsey Griffiths Insolvency and Advisory have been appointed administrators of the company. Partner, Chad Rapsey, says they have commenced an…