George Monbiot says that population panic is letting rich people off the hook Read more… Article source: https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/over-population-fading-as-greatest-moral-challenge-of-our-time/13539
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Covid forces U-turn on organ transplant policy in India
The state of Karnataka is relaxing some safeguards Read more… Article source: https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/covid-forces-u-turn-on-organ-transplant-policy-in-india/13538
When Productivity Tools Are a Waste of Time.
Wall Street Journal – Online Edition; 09/05/2020(AN 145518432); ISSN: 25749579Academic Search Complete
Sands Contracting Pty Ltd v Foodcorp (VIC) Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1274 (04 September 2020) (McKerracher J)
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – liquidators – application for removal of – whether liquidator acted impartially and independently – where plaintiffs are the only major creditor – where plaintiffs’ claim is the subject of litigation – where liquidator valued the claim at one dollar for voting purposes – where liquidator admitted debts of the other two creditors…
Transport Workers’ Union of Australia, in the matter of Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (administrators appointed) (No 2) [2020] FCA 1284 (03 September 2020) (Middleton J)
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – administration – creditors’ meeting – proxies – attendance of employees’ unions as attorneys for employees – application for orders under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 447A and s 90-15 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) CORPORATIONS – whether it is appropriate to make orders implementing a process to allow the administrators, when…
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Maxi EFX Global AU Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1263 (03 September 2020) (Wigney J)
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – investigation by Australian Securities and Investments Commission – notice to produce books under s 33 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) – whether notice was valid – whether notice lacked sufficient clarify or was unreasonably broad – meaning of possession – whether possession included custody or control –…
Meeting pandemic demands.
National Catholic Reporter; 09/04/2020(AN 145398293); ISSN: 00278939Academic Search Complete
SEC Charges Fund Manager for Fraud in Securities Offering in Neiman Marcus Bankruptcy
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Daniel Kamensky, co-chair of the unsecured creditors committee in the Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, with abusing his position on the committee to attempt to benefit a… Article source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-203
Re Barokes Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] VSC 555 (01 September 2020) (Hetyey AsJ)
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – External administration – Application by liquidators for approval of remuneration – s 60-10 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) – Objections by majority shareholder and major creditor by value – Consideration of factors set out in s 60-12 of Practice Schedule – Whether appropriate to…
Palladium Group Holdings Pty Ltd, in the matter of Palladium Group Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 1268 (02 September 2020) (Farrell J)
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – members’ scheme of arrangement – application under s 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – application to approve members’ scheme of arrangement to recapitalise and restructure proprietary company – application granted Article source: https://jade.io/viewArticle.html?aid=763768&pid=-1&h=1074310108