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“with all due respect an exceptionally opaque process in changing important aspects of company law”
27/06/2017
Insolvency Law Reform
Law reform
legislative drafting
General
A judge is very critical of the “Henry VIII” process by which the commencement date of the Insolvency Law Reform
Rough bankruptcy justice all round …?
26/06/2017
remuneration
Case law
General
General
Where a person has wrongly been made bankrupt, the court will usually remedy the problem by setting aside or annulling
Contempt of court – “arguing for days on the exact length of the split in the hair”
15/06/2017
commentary
General
articles
Case law
Immigration law and policy and has been a contentious issue in Australia, with newspapers and politicians often infuriated by interpretations
What work was involved in this liquidation and why did it take the time and resources claimed?
05/06/2017
Case law
General
Insolvency Practice Rules
Insolvency profession
A liquidator’s remuneration claim of over $350,000 for conducting the winding up a country dental practice involving 24 of his staff
Protected: ILRA precedents
10/05/2017
General
General
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The fees of insolvency lawyers – increased scrutiny under the new law
08/05/2017
General
ILRA
Lawyers
lawyers' fees
Liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy are more accustomed to seeing their own fees come under judicial scrutiny than the fees
Protected: The facts of the ethics hypothetical of the Academy of Law 4 April 2017
07/04/2017
General
General
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
The Fletcher Moot – the winners, and the many honourable law student competitors
02/04/2017
General
QUT
Conferences and events
Fletcher moot
The Fletcher Moot 2017 was a significant organisational and educational achievement in the teaching of insolvency, in this case, the
Funding of ASIC’s insolvency regulation – what has the Attorney-General got to say?
30/03/2017
Books, articles, commentary
General
General
Bills have been introduced into parliament to provide funding for ASIC’s regulation of the industries and professions it regulates. In
Insolvency law’s unfortunate ‘split commencement’
22/03/2017
General
Insolvency Law Reform
Law reform
Books, articles, commentary
The unfortunate decision of the government to split the commencement date of the ILRA 2016 has created confusion, compounded by
Cross-border insolvency – recognition of insolvency judgments; enterprise groups – UNCITRAL Working Group V, Vienna 2016-New York 2017
22/03/2017
enterprises groups
Foreign judjments
General
UNCITRAL Model Law
I earlier reported on my attendance in Vienna, on behalf of LAWASIA, and UNCCA, the United Nations Commission on International
Senator John Williams – a driving force behind our insolvency reforms
21/03/2017
Senator Williams
General
Senate Committee
General
Senator John Williams is familiar to us in the insolvency profession as the one politician who has had a particular
“Two issues of importance in insolvency practice” – holding DOCAs upheld; pre-appointment conflict claim rejected
20/03/2017
General
holding DOCA
independence
Marlborough Gold
What the WA Supreme Court described as the two issues of importance in insolvency practice were whether holding DOCAs (deeds of
White collar crime – what’s the point?
25/02/2017
General
General
The Senate has granted a further extension to the white collar crime committee to report by 23 March 2017. It
The Law in the Insolvency “Law” Reform Act 2016
14/02/2017
General
ILRA
Insolvency Law Reform
Insolvency Practice Rules
The law has not been given much attention in the recent CLE and professional offerings on the new insolvency laws, with their
Egon Kisch and Albert Piddington
10/02/2017
commentary
General
History
Scottish Gaelic
The name Egon Kisch may not be familiar to many but a recent talk given at an event held by
How the government decides on law reform …
02/01/2017
phoenix activity
sharks
General
Insolvency Law Reform
Unlawful phoenix activity has been a subject of much consideration and recommendation over the years, with most recommendations ignored, and
Regulator reports on the high standards of insolvency practitioners, but …
31/12/2016
Books, articles, commentary
Case law
General
Insolvency Law Reform
The final report of the year 2016 on the standards and performance of the insolvency profession is rather impressive. Our
The Culleton bankruptcy
24/12/2016
General
bankruptcy
Case law
General
Mr Rodney Norman Culleton, a federal politician, was made bankrupt by the Federal Court on 23 December 2016: Balwyn Nominees Pty
Review of APES 330 – Insolvency Services
12/12/2016
Books, articles, commentary
Case law
General
India
When the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) updates APES 330 – Insolvency Services to take account of the new insolvency
A lesson in Chinese law from Donald Trump
18/11/2016
General
General
President-elect Donald Trump is, apparently, litigious, with, it is said, at least 3500 in the US federal and state courts.
Is an ipso facto contract termination “unfair” on a small insolvent business?
13/11/2016
General
General
New laws have commenced under the ASIC Act and Australian Consumer Law extending unfair contract term protections to small businesses.
Special purpose liquidators – merely a creditor’s whim?
10/11/2016
General
General
Insolvency law has a mixed view of its liquidators. On the one hand they are said to be of the
Consolidated version of the new Bankruptcy Act 1966
01/09/2016
Delay
General
Insolvency Law Reform
articles
CCH is publishing a consolidated version of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 as amended by the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016.
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