Covid-19 induced economic uncertainties are a reality in the current business landscape. The UAE governments proactive stimulus packages have been successful in limiting its impact, but some companies have fallen prey to the pandemic. Companies such as Sprii and Gulf Greetings Trading closed their operations in the UAE due to cashflow problems. Firms that decide…
The enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code) has had significant ramifications on the corporate insolvency landscape. Over time, the Code has witnessed a manifold increase in litigation, and consequently in the number of decisions. This has made it difficult for insolvency practitioners to stay updated with developments in the field. The purpose…
The first creditors meeting in the administration of Adelaide-based Australian Fashion Labels (AFL) will take place on January 15. The business entered voluntary administration on January 06, appointing Duff & Phelps administratorsBrett Lord and Marcus Ayres to handle the process. According to reports fromSmart Company,the ongoing effects of COVID-19 as well as legacy costs from…
Published on :30 Jan, 2021 , 7:57 am The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal is the Apex Tribunal in the country dealing with all aspects of Corporate Law. The judgments pronounced by the Appellate Tribunal in the areas of Insolvency, Competition and Company Law regulate all elements of a companys functioning in India; from its…
Video PlayerClose WINDHOEK, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Financially-beleaguered Air Namibia on Friday survived liquidation attempts by defunct Belgian company ChallengeAir SA which had applied to the Namibian High Court to have the carrier liquidated. ChallengeAir SA had filed for the loss-making flag carrier’s liquidation, arguing it is insolvent and unable to repay about 16.7 million…
Ushering in significant behavioural changes, the insolvency law has redefined the debtor-creditor relationship with more than 80 per cent of the corporate debtors getting resolved before official announcement of resolution process till September 2020, according to the Economic Survey. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has rescued 308 corporate debtors as on December 2020 through…
The company has been losing customers ever since reports of the database leak and subsequent blackmail attempts emerged. Image: Juha Kemppainen / Yle The private mental health services company Vastaamo, which has been at the centre of a hacking and blackmail scandal since October, has been placed into liquidation. The decision was made by the…
Receivership activity in the U.S. insurance industry decreased sharply year over year in 2020, but insurers were still adversely affected by a struggling economy brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulators placed eight underwriters into liquidation and four into rehabilitation last year, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis. That compared with 22 companies…
Alice McCall emerged from voluntary administration on December 11 through a deed of company arrangement (DOCA), SV Partners administrator Ian Purchas has revealed toRagtrader. According to Purchas, Alice McCall owed $2.3 million to its largest related-party creditor – the title holder of the intellectual property – $5 million to ordinary unsecured creditors, $130,000 to redundant…
Jobs will be at risk, flight prices may soar and regional areas will be under-serviced if the aviation industry doesnt get more help, Virgin Australia warns. The airline, which went into voluntary administration in April and was then bought by US private equity firm Bain Capital, this week confirmed 350 corporate and head office staff…