UPDATED: Bar company that was fined £100k over agonising cocktail goes into liquidation – The Press, York

A bar company which was fined £100,000 serving a liquid nitrogen cocktail that left a customer in agonising pain has gone into liquidation, without paying the fine. Oscars Wine Bar Ltd, which is run by York-based businessman Andrew Dunn, has gone into liquidation, and documents from Companies House show the company has just £12,500 in assets.…

Is Bankruptcy Code flawed? – The Hindu

The Code does not currently make much sense for operational creditors The government has brought in this Code, largely modelled on the U.S. Bankruptcy Law, with the good intention of facilitating timely resolution of corporate bankruptcy. However, a critical reading of the legislation reveals that unless necessary changes are made to it, the legislative intent…

Is Bankruptcy Code flawed? – The Hindu

BASIC FLAW:Unwittingly the Code, as it is, would facilitateease of undoing business. The government has brought in this Code, largely modelled on the U.S. Bankruptcy Law, with the good intention of facilitating timely resolution of corporate bankruptcy. However, a critical reading of the legislation reveals that unless necessary changes are made to it, the legislative…

Cautious welcome for insolvency regime change – Law Gazette

Practitioners have welcomed a proposed shakeup of the UKs corporate insolvency regime which would introduce a three-month moratorium on pursuing legal action against struggling businesses looking at rescue options. Measures are also proposed to help businesses continue trading through the restructuring process by preventing them from being ‘held hostage by key suppliers, and to develop a…

Perth Theatre Company in voluntary administration, after failing to resolve financial woes – ABC Online

After more than 30 years, the Perth Theatre Company has gone into voluntary administration. The theatre said the company’s business and financial model was un-sustainable in the current economic environment. Company chairman Dr Saliba Sassine said the theatre had not been successful in finding a solution to its financial problems and had now decided…