Melbourne firm UGC enters liquidation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said creditors have resolved to wind-up UGC and David Stimpson of SV Partners has been appointed as a liquidator. UGC withdrew its application regarding the cancellation of its Australian financial services licence, which was cancelled on 31 July, and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) dismissed that application. An…

IBBI Floats Plan For Coordinated Resolution, But Experts Say More Clarity Needed

Though the paper talks about insolvency resolution for interconnected entities, it doesn’t provide for consolidation of assets and resolution as a whole, which is the essence of a group insolvency process. Srivastava said that it is pertinent that any amendments for introduction of group insolvency must include consolidation of assets and combination of creditors’ committees…

Corporate Debtor Cannot Be Prosecuted After Successful IBC Resolution For Offences Committed Prior To Commencement Of CIRP: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a Corporate Debtor that has undergone a successful resolution process under Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), cannot be prosecuted for offences committed prior to the commencement of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). The Single Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora made…

Abbey Marketing Communications in liquidation

Abbey Marketing Communications and connected company Spirit DM have gone into liquidation. Notices published today (7 February) on The Gazette said liquidators were appointed at Abbey Marketing Communications Limited and Spirit D M Limited on 30 January. Nedim Ailyan and Ben Stanyon, both of FRP Advisory Trading in Orpington are listed as the joint liquidators…

New Mechanism for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process – GKToday

February 7, 2025 The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has proposed a new framework aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). This initiative addresses the challenges faced by interconnected corporate entities undergoing insolvency. The discussion paper released by IBBI marks various inefficiencies and conflicts that arise when multiple…

Abbey Marketing Communications in liquidation

Abbey Marketing Communications and connected company Spirit DM have gone into liquidation. Notices published today (7 February) on The Gazette said liquidators were appointed at Abbey Marketing Communications Limited and Spirit D M Limited on 30 January. Nedim Ailyan and Ben Stanyon, both of FRP Advisory Trading in Orpington are listed as the joint liquidators…

Sophia Harrison joins Addleshaw Goddard as restructuring partner

Addleshaw Goddard has recruited insolvency litigation specialist Sophia Harrison as a partner in restructuring, focusing on its insolvency dispute resolution (IDR) practice. Ms Harrison is dual-qualified in England & Wales as a barrister and in Scotland as a solicitor. She has a UK-wide practice focusing on corporate insolvency litigation, asset recovery and contentious corporate restructurings,…