Litigants in person – issues for judges
Judges have to be careful about making public statements on current issues that may allow claims of bias. ...
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The Hayne Report – lessons for lawyers – Australian Academy of Law event
The relevance of the ‘Hayne Report’ for the legal profession is the subject of the first of the ...
Director identity number bill now before parliament
A number of bills broadly concerning the registers of information held by the Commonwealth have been referred to ...
Building security of payment laws – the impact of the claimant’s insolvency
Now that we have some consistent security of payment laws across the states and territories protecting building sub-contractors, ...
Litigation ‘for the benefit of creditors’ – really?
How much do unsecured creditors receive out of a liquidation or bankruptcy from any ‘successful’ judgment obtained by ...
The future of the insolvency ‘profession’
I was pleased to have given a presentation on the future of the insolvency profession, at Griffith University’s ...
Insolvency administrator’s lack of attention to the sale of complex assets
A UK insolvency administrator has been found to have acted in breach of his duties to a broadcasting ...
Coshott – a field of study?
Robert Gilbert Coshott was made bankrupt on 7 November 2008: see Shipton Lodge Cobbitty Pty Ltd v Coshott ...
Last minute attempts to avoid a business being liquidated
When directors appoint a voluntary administrator the day before their company is before the court on a creditor’s ...
Practitioner’s bankruptcy registration cancelled, and liquidator registration indefinitely suspended
A bankruptcy disciplinary committee has issued its reasons for deciding to cancel the registration of a trustee in ...