Michael Murray is an Australian author and commentator on corporate and personal insolvency law and related issues, in Australia and internationally. He has a strong law and policy background, is independent of any connections, and his views are his own. He gives no legal advice.
The Australian government’s proposed retention of the restrictions of bankruptcy on COVID-19 impacted business proprietors and consumers is questionable, but expected. Possible reasons for this
In A liquidator disciplinary decision – some regulatory insights | Murrays Legal Commentary , I reported an AAT decision refusing a liquidator’s application for a
New Zealand adopted Australia’s Part 5.3A voluntary administration regime some years ago, in Part 15A of its Companies Act 1993. The NZ High Court has
The Australian government’s consultation paper – Modernising Business Communications – Improving the Technology Neutrality[1] of Treasury Portfolio Laws, of December 2020 – offers, as an
While COVID-19 restrictions on creditors in bankruptcy have ended, though now with an increased $10,000 threshold, the experience should prompt one of many root and
On 30 December 2020, ASIC issued guidance on the new liquidator registration processes that apply in Australia two days hence – from 1 January 2021
A bankruptcy notice was found to have been wrongly issued by the Official Receiver because it did not attach a final judgment or order of
This is a very good and topical Australian text, adequately and accurately described by its title. My review of it was/is to appear in the
This post is updated on 22 December 2020 to this effect, that ASIC was to have prepared and filed a statement of claim setting out
The Australian bankruptcy regulator – AFSA – has been making inquiries about the financial health of bankruptcy trustee firms during what AFSA terms ‘the challenges
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