S. 9 IBC | Debtor’s Ledger Acknowledging Debt & Post-Notice Payments Negate Defence Of Pre-Existing Dispute: Supreme Court

In the context of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the Supreme Court has held that a ‘pre-existing dispute’ capable of barring the initiation of a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process under Section 9 must be real, genuine, and supported by substantive evidence, and not a moonshine defence raised merely to obstruct CIRP. A bench of…

Start-up fund GigSuper goes into liquidation

In a published notice from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last week, it was revealed that start-up superannuation fund GigSuper has entered voluntary liquidation. At a general meeting on 24 June, it was resolved that the company would be wound up and that principal at DW Advisory, Paul Gerard Weston, would be appointed…