Having concluded hearing from all the parties in the Essar Steel insolvency case, the Ahmedabad bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is likely to pronounce the order no later than April 12. On Friday, legal counsels of VTB-backed Numetal, ArcelorMittal, resolution professional (RP) and Essar Steel’s Committee of Creditors (CoC) presented their concluding…
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Mumbai dismissed a petition filed by F J Elsner Trading GMBII against Jyoti Structures Ltd, providers of turnkey solutions in the field of power transmission, who were the first referred to the NCLT by State Bank of India (SBI) back in August 2017. …
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A MUSWELLBROOK company refutes union claims that it owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in employee privileges. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) recently stated it was currently working to claw back more than $200,000 in entitlements for ex-staff at BIGLIFT Cranes and Heavy Haulage. The CFMEU alleges the business is more than…
Long established family company, Shearer Contracting Pty Ltd, has been placed in voluntary administration which may see up to 50 local jobs lost. Many of these are long-term employees that have worked with the company for three decades. Rapsey Griffiths Insolvency and Advisory have been appointed administrators of the company. Partner, Chad Rapsey, says they have commenced an…
A MUSWELLBROOK company refutes union claims that it owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in employee privileges. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) recently stated it was currently working to claw back more than $200,000 in entitlements for ex-staff at BIGLIFT Cranes and Heavy Haulage. The CFMEU alleges the business is more than…
60 jobs go as Hexham firm hits the wall HEXHAM company Total Fabrication Services has gone into liquidation, leaving more than 60 employees owed more than $1.5 million in entitlements. Although the employees should receive some entitlements through the federal governments Fair Entitlements Guarantee scheme, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says the company was three months behind with…
Joanne Hardwick (pictured) has joined Piper Alderman’s insolvency and reconstruction team, a move which she says is an exciting opportunity for herself and the future of the firm. Hardwick has worked alongside industry leaders and has both Australian and international experience in commercial litigation, insolvency and reconstruction law. The opportunity to join…
The expected relaxation in bidder norms under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) could apply to rebids in existing cases, depending on the structure and format of those bids, the government clarified on Wednesday. Also, the threshold to initiate individual bankruptcy cases could be raised from Rs 1,000 to Rs…
Manufacturing and metal fabrication specialist Total Fabrication Services has gone into liquidation, casting doubt on the future of its 60+ employees. As the company enters liquidation, owings total more than $1.5 million, with three months without superannuation payments totalling almost $100,000. Despite assurances that employees are guaranteed some level of compensation under the federal Fair Entitlements…