An inquiry into a liquidator’s conduct, some many years ago
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ASIC has succeeded in obtained a court order for an investigation of the conduct of a liquidator, in ...
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Keay’s Insolvency – note from the authors – progressive updates since publication
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As the authors of Keay’s, and in order to assist readers, we propose to make brief reference to ...
Report on targeting of people in financial hardship
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The Economics References Committee has issued its report, on time, following its inquiry into ‘Credit and hardship: report ...
ASIC’s review of liquidators for 2017-2018 – continued fall in complaints
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This ASIC Report 610 has been released, with some interesting points to note, and questions raised. It largely ...
Bills subject to scrutiny
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That a bill is introduced into parliament after an extensive period of community consultation does not necessarily mean ...
Litigants in person – issues for judges
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Judges have to be careful about making public statements on current issues that may allow claims of bias. ...
The Hayne Report – lessons for lawyers – Australian Academy of Law event
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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
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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
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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?
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How much do unsecured creditors receive out of a liquidation or bankruptcy from any ‘successful’ judgment obtained by ...