The bankruptcy of Lehman Bros – a mere coincidence
Ten years ago, on 15 September 2008, Professor Rosalind Mason of QUT Brisbane and I gave a paper ...
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NZ Insolvency Practitioners Bill – RITANZ submission
The submission of RITANZ of 7 September 2018 on the proposed Insolvency Practitioners Bill presently before the NZ ...
Ordinary course of post – now 7 days not 4
Section 160 of the Commonwealth Evidence Act 1995 has been amended to change the day when posted letters are ...
International cross-border insolvency – an Australian diary
Some selected diary items of interest to Australian readers, and others. September 2018 QUT Law – Dr ...
Insolvency and trust law – a legislative solution is needed regardless of the High Court’s views
While the High Court no doubt gave special leave to appeal in Amerind under the statutory criterion of ...
New Zealand insolvency practitioner reforms
Submissions on proposed major changes to NZ insolvency laws through the Insolvency Practitioners Bill, presently before parliament, closed ...
Bankruptcy statement of affairs
The bankruptcy office – the Australian Financial Security Authority – is asking for comment on a revised form ...
Liquidators’ examinations – not the same judicial restraint in Australia as in England and NZ
As the Full Federal Court has just confirmed, an Australian liquidator may conduct a public examination of a ...
Linc Energy – High Court special leave hearing 14 September Brisbane
The High Court is hearing the special leave application from the Queensland Court of Appeal decision in Linc ...
Keay’s Insolvency – a law reform launch
The recent launch of the new 10th edition of Keay’s Insolvency prompted some pointed comments about the current ...