The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act: Implications for the energy and infrastructure sectors | Global law firm

Introduction The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the “Act”) came into force in June 2020. It introduced a number of temporary and permanent measures to restructuring and insolvency law which will affect creditors’ rights in the UK. The overarching objective of the Act is to promote the rescue of companies in financial…

India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Faces Ten-Year Backlog Amid Frozen ₹15 Lakh Crore, ETLegalWorld

When the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was introduced in 2016, it replaced a fragmented web of recovery laws with a single economic logic: fast resolution would preserve value. Nearly a decade later, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has concluded that each of the Code’s core pillars, speed, certainty and creditor control, is now under…

ASIC confirms notice of winding up and liquidation of lighting technology business Vailo

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has this week issued notices of the liquidation of South Australian-based lighting company Vailo. Liquidator Robert Hutson of KordaMentha is seeking debts owed to parties including the National Australia Bank, and separately a Supreme Court order to wind up the company has been made with liquidator Robert Ferguson…

Prax Companies in Liquidation: Info for Stakeholders

On 30 June 2025, a winding-up order was made against Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited, Prax Storage Lindsey Limited, and Prax Terminals Killingholme Limited. The court appointed the Official Receiver, Gareth Jonathan Allen, as Liquidator. Following an application made by the Official Receiver, the court has also appointed Matthew Callaghan, Andrew Johnson, Joanne Hewitt-Schembri and…