9-year ban for logistics boss after submitting £1m worth of false claims – GOV.UK

Neil Avery Hughes (51), from Water Orton, Birmingham, was a director of Contact Transport Limited (Contact Transport). Incorporated in February 1980, the company traded from premises in Garrets Green and provided haulage and parcel delivery services. In 2011, Contact Transport was acquired by another company, Keelek 369 Limited, before it entered into a Company Voluntary…

West Kowloon M+ museum main contractor fired due to insolvency – Hong Kong Free Press

The main contractor of M+, the West Kowloon Cultural Districts contemporary art museum, was fired by the government-appointed management authority on Friday due to alleged insolvency. In a press statement, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) said it has terminated its contract with Hsin Chong Construction Company Limited over the troubled project. Hsin Chong was…

Cafe Brass debacle could bankrupt general manager – The Australian Financial Review

We’ve previously covered the messy demise of Cafe Brass, the swanky restaurant in Melbourne’s inner-city that failed after only a few months, after its wealthy backers including billionaire investor Alex Waislitz, real estate classifieds wizard Antony Catalano, high street jeweller Marcus Rose and KPMG wheeler-and-dealer Jon Adgemis pulled the pin on the venture, which had…