Trends in personal insolvency given to Senate committee
Representatives of the personal insolvency law administrator – AFSA – appeared on 24 January 2019 before the Economics References Committee examining credit and financial services targeted at those at risk of financial hardship. AFSA presented useful and interesting data – numbers and trends – paraphrased as follows. Bankruptcy and debt agreements Bankruptcy is the most […]
Environmental regulator prevails over liquidators’ right of disclaimer – decision of the Supreme Court of Canada
The rights of an environmental regulator against an insolvent company prevail over the right of the company’s liquidator to disclaim property of the company that is environmentally damaged. This is a policy issue before an Australian Senate inquiry due to report on 20 March 2019. This was the broad outcome of an important and controversial […]
