Polkinghorne’s rule: Auckland’s Northern Club proposes to suspend members charged with criminal offences or declared bankrupt

Pauline Hanna and Philip Polkinghorne. Polkinghorne was blackballed from the Northern club in November 2024. He was convicted for possessing a meth pipe and 37.7g of methamphetamine. Photo / Norrie Montgomery Hanna, a Counties-Manukau Health procurement executive, 63, was found dead in their Remuera mansion on Easter Monday, 2021. On Thursday, the clause was discussed…

New data shows transport business insolvencies rising in Australia

New Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) data has revealed mounting financial pressure is leading to more Australian transport and logistics operators being pushed to the brink. The latest data shows insolvencies in the sector is rising, with businesses continuing to struggle amid rising costs, labour shortages, regulatory burdens and falling asset values. Business recovery…

Byju’s insolvency saga deepens as Supreme Court issues notice on BCCI, Riju Raveendran pleas against NCLAT ruling

The Supreme Court on May 29 issued notice in set of appeals challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) decision allowing insolvency proceedings against embattled edtech giant Byju’s parent company, Think & Learn Pvt Ltd. The apex court sought responses on petitions filed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and…

Microsoft Unit In Russia To File For Bankruptcy

Microsoft continues to scale back its operations in Russia, with a notable development for one of its local subsidiaries. Reuters cited a note filed on the official Fedresurs registry on Friday as revealing that one of Microsoft subsidiaries in Russia plans to file for bankruptcy. Soon after Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,…