New Zealand

Chains of responsibility – Queensland’s environmental protection law – part 2

The Queensland government has on 27 January 2017 issued a guideline under its new ‘chain of responsibility’ environmental protection legislation whereby

Sakr Nominees – insolvency practitioner remuneration

The recent decision of Justice Black in PrimeSpace Property [2016] NSWSC 1821 (15 December 2016) might be seen by some

ASIC’s data – the sale is off; now for some decisions….

The government has announced that it is not proceeding with the private sector bids to upgrade and operate ASIC’s registry functions.

Review of APES 330 – Insolvency Services

When the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) updates APES 330 – Insolvency Services to take account of the new insolvency

Sharing contempt penalties with liquidators and trustees

New Zealand courts will divide up fines imposed on directors or bankrupts for contempt for failure to assist insolvency practitioners,

Another new co-regulation regime for insolvency practitioners – NZ, following the UK and India

Just as India has introduced co-regulation of its new breed of insolvency practitioners, so has New Zealand acted on a

New Zealand Voluntary Administration Law – an independence challenge to the administrators

“Pre-appointment work, including involvement in the drafting of a proposed deed of company arrangement, is not unusual in the corporate