In short: Family violence perpetrators are burdening their partners with tax debts they cannot shake, sometimes leading to bankruptcy. A change in the federal budget means the tax office can defer chasing debts in certain circumstances. What’s next? Advocates want the ATO to adopt a model used overseas, in which debts are reassigned to perpetrators.…
NEW YORK (AP) Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of dollars in medical debt. I was hospitalized for a blood infection for three months more than ten years ago, and the bill was for more than $300,000, said Williams, 38, a Fairbanks, Alaska,…
To support sustainable textile manufacturing and improve the sectors resource efficiency in Bangladesh and India, International Finance Corporation (IFC) has on Monday announced a partnership with EPIC Group, a leading player in the global apparel industry, to help finance its green capital expenditure program and create higher-skilled jobs. IFC said in a statement that the…
In short: Lawyers say a shortage of workers outside metropolitan areas is straining the court system and leaving people in need without help. They say people are representing themselves in court, which can double the average time it takes to hear a case and lead to people owing large amounts of money. What’s next? There…
Thursday, 13 June 2024 Debt relief can HELP regional access to justice A scheme to provide relief from tertiary education debt for lawyers who relocate to practise in rural, regional and remote (RRR) areas has the potential to jump start access to justice for communities in need. President of the Law Society of NSW Brett…
By Najiyya Budaly (June 17, 2024, 3:21 PM BST) — The Ukraine government, advised by White & Case LLP, appealed on Monday to bondholders to help restructure its $19.5 billion of eurobond debt before a payments freeze it agreed with international creditors expires on Aug. 1…. Read the full article at: https://www.law360.com/articles/1848502/white-case-led-ukraine-seeks-debt-relief-by-aug-deadline
June 14, 2024 PARTICIPANTS: Moderator: HUONG LAN PINKY VU Communications Officer Speakers: PETER BREUER Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka KATSIARYNA SVIRYDZENKA Deputy Mission Chief for Sri Lanka SARWAT JAHAN Resident Representative in Sri Lanka * * * * * T R A N S C R I P T MS. VU: Good morning, everyone.…
A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ‘ personal assets and was still deciding on his company’s separate bankruptcy case. The decision could determine the future of his Infowars media platform, as Jones owes $US1.5 billion ($2.27 billion) for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting…
By SHANNON O. WELLS Like thousands of other young, hopeful scholars, Morgan Weaver decided that the benefits of furthering her education outweighed the risk of taking on some level of debt. Through an innovative Pitt-based program, Weaver not only found a helpful path to manage her loan payments, but also an unexpected career path. Throughout…
A decades-long crisis is getting worse, and now dozens of nations are spending more on interest payments than on health care or education. The Vaticans meeting on the global debt crisis last week was not quite as celebrity-studded as the one that Pope John Paul II presided over 25 years ago, when he donned sunglasses…