Specialist body aims to codify ‘pre-insolvency void’

The Association for Business Restructuring & Turnaround launches this week with the goal of accrediting specialists in company turnaround and setting professional standards. ABRT founder Eddie Griffith said the body would aim to address problems identified by the parliamentary insolvency inquiry and had sprung out of conversations between like-minded specialists. “We came up with the…

Retailer enters liquidation as 12 stores remain open

An Off Ya Tree location in Melbourne CBD’s Collins Street. Source: Google Maps The business behind alternative clothing, body piercing, and former bong retailer Off Ya Tree has fallen into liquidation, as the retail chain assures customers a dozen stores will remain operational. Con Kokkinos of insolvency firm Worrells was appointed as liquidator for Thendro…