Archive for September 2012

https://jade.barnet.com.au/Jade.html#article=277276 Pearl Lingerie Australia Pty Ltd v TGY Pty Ltd; Pearl Lingerie Australia Pty Ltd v John Giarratana [2012] VSC 451 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA Not Restricted       AT MELBOURNE PRACTICE COURT No. S CI 2012 04798   PEARL LINGERIE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 054 194 517)     Plaintiff v… Continue Reading

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19754432# India probes attacks on rhinos in Assam state 28 September 2012 India’s top federal investigation agency will probe a series of attacks on rare one-horned rhinos by suspected poachers in the flood-hit state of Assam, a senior minister has said. Jayanthi Natarajan said the probe should be completed in a week. Three rhinos have… Continue Reading

http://www.corrs.com.au/publications/tgif/as-certain-as-death-and-taxes-court-orders-winding-up-due-to-disputed-tax-debt/ As certain as death and taxes? – Court orders winding up due to disputed tax debt 28th Sep 2012 On 5 June 2012, the Federal Court of Australia (Court) delivered its judgment in Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Compumark Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 583.  This decision demonstrates that courts will be prepared to order… Continue Reading

http://allafrica.com/stories/201209280062.html South Africa: Moody’s Downgrades Government Bond Rating to Baa1; Outlook Remains Negative 27 September 2012 document New York — Moody’s Investors Service has today downgraded South Africa’s government bond rating by one notch to Baa1 from A3. The rating outlook remains negative. The key drivers for the downgrade include: 1. Moody’s reassessment of a… Continue Reading

http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/bankruptcylaw/blogs/mealeys/archive/2012/09/27/elpida-pledges-patents-to-back-51m-apple-supply-deal.aspx 09/27/2012 02:31:20 PM EST Elpida Pledges Patents To Back $51M Apple Supply Deal Posted by Law360: Bankruptcy   Elpida Memory Inc. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday for permission to pledge 259 U.S. patents as collateral for a $51 million memory chip supply pact with Apple Inc. Read More….”

http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/bankruptcylaw/blogs/mealeys/archive/2012/09/27/metro-fuel-heads-to-ch-11-with-hopes-of-sale.aspx 09/27/2012 03:56:36 PM EST Metro Fuel Heads To Ch. 11 With Hopes Of Sale Posted by Law360: Bankruptcy   Cash-strapped Metro Fuel Oil Corp. entered court protection Thursday in New York to avoid a possible “fire sale liquidation,” with the Brooklyn-based fuel supplier seeking approval of $10 million in debtor-in-possession financing aimed at preserving… Continue Reading

http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/bankruptcylaw/blogs/mealeys/archive/2012/09/27/lynyrd-skynyrd-s-las-vegas-bbq-joint-files-for-ch-11.aspx 09/27/2012 06:41:19 PM EST Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Las Vegas BBQ Joint Files For Ch. 11 Posted by Law360: Bankruptcy   Fans of Southern rock and Southern food could only hold up a lighter and wait for an encore Wednesday after Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer, the Las Vegas restaurant named for and partially owned by… Continue Reading

http://www.news.com.au/world/sikh-student-balpreet-kaur-explains-to-trolls-on-website-reddit-why-she-has-a-beard-and-sideburns/story-fndir2ev-1226482807035?from=public_rss Sikh student Balpreet Kaur explains to trolls on website Reddit why she has a beard and sideburns Ian Horswill September 27, 2012 WHEN Sikh student Balpreet Kaur saw a tasteless post targeting her beard and sideburns she provided a most eloquent response. Someone unknown to Kaur, who is studying neuroscience at Ohio State University,… Continue Reading

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/28/us-appraisal-settlement-idUSBRE88R02520120928?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader WaMu appraisal company settles with New York   By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK | Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:21pm EDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) – A company accused of inflating home appraisals under pressure from Washington Mutual Inc before the housing crisis agreed to pay $7.8 million on Thursday to settle with the New York attorney… Continue Reading

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/0928/1224324535470.html New management at Quinn Group manufacturing cuts debt by €800m The Irish Times – Friday, September 28, 2012 BARRY O’HALLORAN THE NEW management of the Quinn Group’s manufacturing businesses has reduced its debts by €800 million to €475 million, its chief executive, Paul O’Brien, told a conference yesterday. The group is now 75.1 per… Continue Reading