Bob Jones loses again in voidable transactions case

Bob Jones loses again in voidable transactions case
Victoria Young
By Victoria Young Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Bob Jones has lost a Supreme Court appeal over rental payments to one of his companies for the firm formerly known as Blue Chip.  The property magnate has fought for years with the liquidators for Blue Chip, which is now called Northern Crest. The finance company had leased a building owned by Jones.  Back in 2017 at the High Court stage, liquidators Anthony McCullagh and Stephen Lawrence argued Jones's company Robt Jones Holdings skipped the queue when it received payments ahead of other credi...

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