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A SME impacted by the recent Ditwah cyclone in Central province
At the time of writing this article, media reports indicate that a group of 120 leading global economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, have issued a welcome and timely call for the suspension of Sri Lanka’s debt payments and a fresh assessment of debt sustainability. Their intervention underscores a principle that is often acknowledged rhetorically but resisted in practice. In moments of national catastrophe, debt relief itself becomes a form of disaster relief. There is little doubt that such an approach would provide critical breathing space for the Sri Lankan economy, which has only begun a fragile and uneven recovery after years…
A SME impacted by the recent Ditwah cyclone in Central province
At the time of writing this article, media reports indicate that a group of 120 leading global economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, have issued a welcome and timely call for the suspension of Sri Lanka’s debt payments and a fresh assessment of debt sustainability. Their intervention underscores a principle that is often acknowledged rhetorically but resisted in practice. In moments of national catastrophe, debt relief itself becomes a form of disaster relief. There is little doubt that such an approach would provide critical breathing space for the Sri Lankan economy, which has only begun a fragile and uneven recovery after years…
A SME impacted by the recent Ditwah cyclone in Central province
At the time of writing this article, media reports indicate that a group of 120 leading global economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, have issued a welcome and timely call for the suspension of Sri Lanka’s debt payments and a fresh assessment of debt sustainability. Their intervention underscores a principle that is often acknowledged rhetorically but resisted in practice. In moments of national catastrophe, debt relief itself becomes a form of disaster relief. There is little doubt that such an approach would provide critical breathing space for the Sri Lankan economy, which has only begun a fragile and uneven recovery after years…
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There is a specific issue with the Facebook in-app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had previously been set. This appears to be a defect in the browser which should be addressed soon. The simplest approach to avoid this problem is to continue to use the Facebook app but not use the in-app browser.
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Last year it emerged that some of James Anderson’s fundraising efforts misled donors
Both DEPHER and CEADS were based at Keirby Walk in Burnley(Image: James Maloney/Lancs Live)
A firm created by those behind an organisation which set out to help the most vulnerable has gone into liquidation.
James Anderson set up DEPHER Community Interest Company (CIC), which stands for Disabled and Elderly, Plumbing and Heating Emergency Response, in Burnley eight years ago. It aimed to help people as they struggled through the cost of living crisis.
Lancs Live reports that the CIC installed boilers and gave away food free of charge to those living on the breadline, and relied heavily on donations from the public. Celebrities including Hugh Grant had…
In recent years, several noteworthy judgments have been rendered by the Indian Courts and Tribunals in matters pertaining to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). This article covers ten such significant decisions rendered in the year 2025.
1. Independent Sugar Corpn. Ltd. vs. Hindustan National Gas & Industries Ltd. (Resolution Professional)[(2025) 5 SCC 209]
The Supreme Court, in its judgment in Independent Sugar Corporation Ltd., has held that prior approval of the Competition Commission of India (“CCI“) under Section 31(4) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC“) is mandatory before the Committee of Creditors (“CoC“) votes on the Resolution Plan.
