The tsunami of building company collapses continues unabated, with Perth housing customers suffering losses and delays as a sixth builder has collapsed in just weeks. Western Australian home builder Start Right Homes has been sent into liquidation with another 24 hapless customers of failed builders joining the ranks of the disgruntled. The Osborne Park building…
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced via social media and its website that its directors have resolved to place the company into voluntary administration as of 17 June 2024. The company was formed in 1993 by Glenn Terry. Housed in The Eternity Playhouse since 2013, the “Darlo” has been a mainstay of Australian theatre for three…
By Audrey Naa Dei KOTEY& Clara METTLE-NUNOO In 2020, Ghana’s Parliament passed two significant pieces of legislation affecting the right of lenders, and borrowers both in and out of insolvency. The first was the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015). The second was the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2020 (Act 1052). While these…
Creditors of collapsed Western Sydney developer Toplace, which amassed debts of over $2 billion before founder and now fugitive Jean Nassif fled to Lebanon, voted on Tuesday to hold off liquidation of the group in favour of a scheme that may see them get a better payout. Known as a holding deed of a company…
Above: Sule Arnautovic from Salea Advisory Access Print Solutions, Graphic Print Group (GPG) and Graphic Web in Sydney and Adelaide are now for sale after entering voluntary administration with 50 employees affected. Sule Arnautovic from Salea Advisory has been appointed voluntary administrator for the three businesses by the directors of the business. Arnautovic is a…
Introduction In October 2022, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)’s procedural rules were amended to provide it with the jurisdiction to hear cross-border corporate insolvency, restructuring and dissolution proceedings. Highly respected restructuring and insolvency judges were also appointed to SICC’s panel of international Judges, to cement Singapore’s position as the Southeast Asian jurisdiction…
An Australian company has collapsed leaving a trail of creditors owed more than $900,000, including up to 20 customers who had paid deposits but never had the work done. Melbourne (Wholesale) Roller Shutters went into liquidation in March with 41 unsecured credits left out of pocket by $908,000, according to an initial report from liquidators…
Over the past two years, voluntary administration has become an all-too-common phrase in the beer world, a sign of the challenges faced by the brewing industry at a time when the wider economy is experiencing an ongoing downturn. While the number of VAs represents only a small percentage of the entire brewing industry, the attention…
When a black swan event happens, such as the 2008 financial crash or the COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerabilities and inadequacies of insolvency systems become evident. This is due to the impact of high levels of indebtedness, large volumes of non-performing loans (NPLs), and default risks. During these events, judicial insolvency procedures tend to be time-consuming and…
One of Western Australia’s biggest residential building companies has collapsed, with Collier Homes falling into liquidation after more than 60 years. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission confirmed the company would shut down, with Robert Conry Brauer and Linda Methven Smith, from McGrath Nicol, appointed as liquidators. Collier Homes was created in 1959 by Raymond…