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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Bengaluru has held that an Interim Resolution Professional may partially admit a financial creditor’s claim where insolvency is confined to a single real estate project, and is not bound to mechanically accept entity-level loan claims. A coram of Judicial Member Sunil Kumar Aggarwal and Technical Member Radhakrishna Sreepada, in an order dated…

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An online betting boom in Mozambique turns dreams to debt and despair as calls mount for more regulation.

• Internet access, poverty have fuelled online betting

• About 25,000 people place an online bet every hour

• Health activists call for more regulation

Sitting on the veranda of his home on the outskirts of Mozambique’s capital, João Vasco held a framed photo of his younger brother Pinto, who died by suicide this year after losing around $850 gambling.

“I helped him with school fees and everything I could,” João, 37, recalled, pausing to fight back tears.

Pinto, 21, was in…

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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)at Mumbai has held, in a case concerning Kaved Realty Private Limited, that mutation of land records giving effect to a revenue order cannot be carried out after commencement of insolvency proceedings, as such action violates the moratorium under the Insolvency Code.

A bench of Judicial Member Sushil Mahadeorao Kochey and Technical Member Prabhat Kumar, while allowing an application filed by the Resolution Professional of Kaved Realty Private Limited, observed,

“In this case CIRP commenced on 23.10.2024. The office of Respondent No.3 has made out mutation entries in the Land Revenue Records pursuant to order dated 14.10.2024 passed by Hon’ble Minister (Revenue), State of Maharashtra. The…

A subsidiary of Dutch multinational paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel N.V. has entered liquidation.

In a Gazette notice published under the Insolvency Act, Harveen Gadhoke of Adili Associates LLP was appointed liquidator of Akzo Nobel Kenya Limited on December 2, 2025, following a shareholders’ resolution.

The appointment was formally gazetted on December 3, 2025. 

“NOTICE is given that Harveen Gadhoke, of Adili Associates LLP, ALN House, Eldama Ravine Close, off Eldama Ravine Road, Westlands, Nairobi and PO Box 764-00606, Nairobi was appointed as the Liquidator of Akzo Nobel Kenya Limited, company number PVT/2016/026624, pursuant to the resolution of the shareholders made on the 2nd Day of December 2025 in accordance…

Former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo died on December 13, 2025, following a fatal road accident along the Nairobi–Nakuru highway. The once-powerful businessman was driving his Mercedes-Benz car when he collided head-on with a bus. He was 64.

Jirongo ranked among Kenya’s most influential political operatives and businessmen at his peak in the early 1990s, rising rapidly during the KANU era as chairman of Youth for KANU 1992 (YK-92).

Beyond politics, his name also became synonymous with large-scale real estate developments, high-value land holdings, and some of the most protracted property disputes in Kenya.

Jirongo’s property empire and legal battles

The politician’s wealth and political access, however,…

British beauty brand Mallows Beauty has entered into liquidation, reportedly owing £1.9m to 57 creditors.

The brand, known for its range of vegan skin and body care products, filed for liquidation on 27 November 2025, with Bethan Evans and John Cullen of Menzies LLP appointed as joining liquidators on 5 December.

Mallows Beauty was founded in spring 2020 by Laura Mallows and rapidly grew on social media, landing UK retail partnerships with Superdrug, Beauty Bay, Oliver Bonas and more.

At its peak, the brand achieved annual revenue of more than £5m, and received a six-figure equity investment from the Development Bank of Wales in 2024 – the third investment in the brand from the…