NZ workers have few protections if their employer goes bust – fixing the Companies Act would help

When independent supermarket startup Supie went bust last month, the company’s 120 employees were told they wouldn’t be paid for their last two weeks of work, or receive any of their owed annual leave pay. The subsequent appointment of voluntary administrators again highlighted New Zealand’s limited protection for employees when their employer becomes insolvent. Supie’s…

NCLT initiates insolvency against Himalayan Mineral Water

New Delhi: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed initiating insolvency proceedings against Himalayan Mineral Waters, allowing Jammu & Kashmir Bank’s plea for default of a corporate guarantee given for LeeL Electricals. The Allahabad bench of NCLT has also appointed Bhoopesh Gupta as the interim resolution professional (IRP) for this Dehradun-based firm’s Corporate Insolvency…

litigation funding startups: Litigation funding startups eyeing arbitration and insolvency resolution cases

From funding the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of bankrupt companies to providing financial support to fight arbitration suits or even helping companies find sector expert lawyers for fighting costly disputes, a clutch of litigation funding startups are offering a range of services in the third-party funding market in India. Startups such as LegalPay, LitiCap,…

NCLT Rejects Application Filed Against Future Lifestyle By Mohan Clothing Company

Mumbai: NCLT Rejects Application Filed Against Future Lifestyle By Mohan Clothing Company | Representative pic The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has declined a request from Mohan Clothing Company, the manufacturer of the ‘Blackberrys’ and ‘Blackberrys Casual’ apparel brands, to compel Future Lifestyle Fashions Group, currently undergoing insolvency proceedings, to return over 11,696 items of…

Hercules Director’s Affiliated Firm Faces Liquidation

Hercules Site Services Plc (GB:HERC) has released an update. Hercules Site Services Plc has disclosed that Robin Stevens, their Non-Executive Director, is facing a potential conflict of interest as the company he joined as a Non-Executive Director, East Imperial PLC, is entering liquidation. This information was released in compliance with AIM Rule 17 and Schedule…