A network of cosmetic clinics abruptly shuttered after the owner’s untimely passing, leaving hundreds of irate patients waiting for operations out of pocket.
Injectable Institute Australia (IIA), a company well-known for its botox injections, operated 16 cosmetic clinics in Sydney until ceasing operations on March 14.
The NSW Supreme Court appointed Cor Cordi’s liquidators to IIA in response to an action for winding up made by IIA manager Juliet Young.
Ms. Young submitted her application in February, a week after the burial service for Michael Zillig, the Company’s lone director and owner who passed suddenly on January 29 at the age of 56.
Michael Zillig, Who Was He? The Death And Obituary Of Botox Empire
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Michael Zillig: Who Was He? The only director and owner of the company, Michael Zillig, passed away on January 29 at the age of 56.
Due to the owner’s death in February, IIA’s clients got text messages informing them that the company was shutting down.
The Daily Telegraph reports that in the same month, NSW Fair Trading received 138 complaints about IIA, making it the most complained-about company in the state.
According to a notice for his burial that was published in the local newspaper, Mr. Zillig was originally from the Victorian town of Kyneton and “passed away suddenly.”
Michael Zillig was an accountant and a Sydney partner at Lowensteins Arts Management.
When IIA was registered as a business in 2015, it has clinics in the Sydney CBD, the Sutherland Shire, the NSW Central Coast, and Macarthur.
By June, a creditors’ report will be available, according to Cor Cordis, which also said it was “continuing to quantify the Company’s debts.”
Description of the Case
According to a spokeswoman, the only shareholder, director, and office holder of the company passed away. “The company is insolvent,”
A Facebook group of dissatisfied consumers has posts from people who claim they are due up to $8900 for services they paid for but did not receive.
Although this number hasn’t been confirmed, it has been reported that 165 people have already approached Cor Cordis with a claim.
The creators of the Facebook group stated they had talked with attorneys before starting it and did so with the goal of gaining support for a class action.
to gainThere are 235 members in the group, and several have said that bank chargebacks enabled them to successfully obtain reimbursements.
On February 22, Cor Cordis sent a statement to the IIA Facebook page informing followers that the Company has ceased operations and suggested that customers email their claims.
There were almost 200 comments on the website, the most of which were angry customers who had already s hundreds or thousafrom nds of dollars on further treatments.
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