The man who founded now-defunct Stobart Barristers and then bought two well-known criminal law firms, has been cleared of any wrongdoing around his business’s insolvency.

Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Barber found that Trevor Howarth “has at all material times acted responsibly and with integrity” as a director of now-defunct alternative business structure One Legal.

“He very properly sought and acted on the advice of a specialist firm of insolvency practitioners for several months prior to placing the company into a CVA [company voluntary arrangement].”

The claim was brought on assignment by Manolete Partners, the insolvency litigation funder, over payments totalling…

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Award-winning boutique cheese company, Cranky Goat Ltd has gone into voluntary liquidation.

In a message posted on Facebook, owners Hellene and Simon Lamb say after 11 incredible years of crafting beloved cheeses, the time has come to close their doors at Cranky Goat, based at Blenheim.

“We’ve poured our souls into this business, fighting through three major weather events and the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 with brave faces and unwavering determination. We fought as hard as we possibly could, driven by our passion for cheese and our commitment to you, our incredible customers.

“To our phenomenal chefs: Thank you for turning our cheeses into culinary masterpieces. Your creativity and talent brought so much joy…

Manthan Broadband Services Private Limited, which is under liquidation, has announced an e-auction of its assets worth over Rs 31 crore on October 9, 2025. The auction will be conducted by the company’s liquidator, Mr. Sandip Mitra, under the orders of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata Bench, which initiated the liquidation process on April 6, 2022.

The auction will be held between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM (IST) on the BAANKNET platform (formerly Bikroy). Assets will be sold on an “AS IS WHERE IS, AS IS WHAT IS, WHATEVER THERE IS, AND NO RECOURSE” basis.

Assets on sale

• Block A: Land with assets at Mouza-Tajpur, P.S. Ramnagar, East Medinipur, West Bengal. Area: approx. 3 acres. Reserve price: ₹3.55…

A passenger on a Caribbean cruise who jumped overboard to avoid paying off US$16,000 of gambling debt they had accumulated on the ship is facing federal charges.

According to authorities, while docked in Puerto Rico as other passengers were disembarking, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz flung himself off the Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas in an attempt to evade repaying thousands of dollars he owed the cruise line.

The incident occurred at about 9:15 a.m. on Sept. 7, according to reports by CBS News and the

Nurses at Paoli Hospital and Lankenau Medical Center just received life-changing news—$2 million in anonymous donations is being used to help pay off their student loans.

This isn’t a bonus or a plaque on the wall. It’s a direct investment in the people who’ve been caring for their community, often while carrying heavy financial burdens.

At Paoli Hospital, the news broke quietly. Nurses like Tangi Raysor were in the middle of their shifts when they saw the email.

“I was instantly in shock and I said, ‘Is this real?’” she said.

Raysor, a nurse and mother working in a single-income household, said the financial relief could not have come at a better time.

“Hopefully it will lower down my…

A passenger on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship is alleged to have jumped overboard in an attempt to escape paying a $16,000 gambling debt.

Jey Xander Omar Gonzalez-Diaz was arrested on Sunday (September 7) after he jumped from Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas when it docked in Puerto Rico.

Authorities say that he’d boarded the ship on August 31 and jumped overboard when it pulled into its final stop in San Juan.

After he jumped into the ocean, he was then reportedly picked up by two people on jet-skis and brought on shore, which was captured on CCTV.

Once on shore, Customs and Border Protection officers found $14,600 in cash on his person, as well as two phones and five IDs.

According to federal prosecutors, Gonzalez-Diaz had…