Moves to crackdown on phoenixing, long a plague on the construction industry, have been branded a toothless tiger that don’t go far enough.
Under the practice, directors transfer the business of an existing company to a new company and leave debts in the old company.
The directors then abandon or liquidate the first company to avoid paying its debts, creditors and employees.
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