Cyberattack target MediSecure enters voluntary administration

Prescription delivery service provider MediSecure, which fell victim to a large-scale cyber breach that compromised the personal health information of thousands of Australians in April, has entered voluntary administration and is expected to face its creditors later this month. FTI Consulting on Wednesday issued a statement in which it said Vaughn Strawbridge and Paul Harlond…

This city has seen its sixth building company collapse in as many weeks; can the industry recover? – building and construction news

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…

The SICC’s first restructuring decision: recognition of Garuda Airlines PKPU proceedings | Global law firm

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…

Melbourne company collapses owing $900k

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…

The Secret Brewer: Voluntary Administration

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…