Structural weaknesses in the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency?
Cross-border insolvency law necessarily tries to ensure that insolvency proceedings about a debtor in different jurisdictions are co-ordinated ...
Family law and bankruptcy – ‘creditors should be expected in these times to be aware’…
The Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 is before parliament, one purpose of its many amendments ...
ASIC’s annual ‘Dashboard’ report
With the 2018 financial year over, government agencies need to prepare their annual reports, which, commonly, are becoming ...
ASIC’s fees – how high and counter-productive
The article in the Australian newspaper of 2 July 2018, although typically low-brow in its heading – how ...
Litigation funding of liquidators – the ALRC inquiry
The current law reform inquiry into class actions and their funding may also need to look at the ...
NZ insolvency practitioner co-regulation – new law proposed
In a forthcoming article, I examine an aspect of Australia’s new regime for the (over) regulation of insolvency ...
Australia’s insolvency regime (in administration) – ideas for its restructure
In my preparation for a panel discussion at the major AIIP Insolvency Conference in Canberra on the future ...
ASIC “pointing to scalps and easy wins … might satisfy a shallow media day” but …
In the appearance of ASIC before the House Economics Committee today, 22 June, inquiring into ASIC’s 2016-2017 annual ...
The exploitation of cleaners
The Senate Education and Employment References Committee is to conduct an inquiry into the exploitation of general and ...
TIP – The Insolvency Portal
My 2018 versions of the Bankruptcy Act and the Corporations Act retain much of the process and procedure ...