This is Allens: Kirsty Prinsloo

When I was sitting my HSC, I found myself at a crossroads between two distinct career paths: economics and law or exercise science and nutrition. A career fair, where I learned that the exercise science degree may require me to work with cadavers, made my choice clear and I haven’t looked back. Working in restructuring…

Chi restaurants in liquidation owes Huntingdon employees

An investigation by The Hunts Post heard from a number of employees who claim Chi “withheld” wages and pension contributions from employees across the East of England.   Senior figures who approached this newspaper claim this is just the “tip of the iceberg”, with dozens potentially impacted as early as 2022.  It comes as Providence Bay Restaurants, which trades…

Canoo’s Financial Struggles Deepen as Stock Performance Slumps and Asset Liquidation Begins

Canoo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOEV), the electric vehicle (EV) startup that has faced mounting challenges since its inception, is now confronting one of its most significant crises yet. Following employee furloughs, a halt in production, and the auctioning off of critical manufacturing equipment, the company is struggling to stay afloat. These financial difficulties have severely impacted…

NCLAT rules EPFO can begin assessment proceedings during liquidation

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that there is no prohibition on assessment proceedings by statutory authorities, including the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), after the liquidation process begins under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). However, the tribunal clarified that during the moratorium period, once insolvency proceedings are initiated, EPFO cannot…

EPFO can initiate assessment proceedings during liquidation: NCLAT on companies under IBC

The insolvency appellate tribunal has held that there is no bar against assessment proceedings by statutory authorities, including the EPFO, once the liquidation process starts against any debt-ridden company under the IBC. However, it also clarified that once a debt-ridden company is protected under moratorium after the initiation of insolvency proceedings against it, the Employees’…

Safe Hands administrators appoint Cayman Islands liquidator

The administrators of Safe Hands Plans, the pre-paid funerals company whose collapse has left 46,000 customers with a combined £60 million shortfall, have succeeded in appointing liquidators to a Cayman Islands company where customer money was funnelled. The appointment of independent insolvency practitioners over Navigator in the offshore tax haven was made after concerns about…