With the UK government rethinking the regulation of its insolvency practitioners (IPs), moving away from co-regulation to a system more …
At a seminar in London on 11 May 2022 – National Interest Insolvencies – Should these be for the State …
The UK government has just enacted the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 which requires overseas entities holding UK …
The first and rather glowing report on the operation of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 has been issued …
The federal government’s current focus on personal insolvency law reform coincides with Small Business Month in NSW and the Small …
I recently drew attention to a Bill – the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment (Increased Financial Transparency) Bill 2022 …
The UK Insolvency Service has been granted new investigative and disqualification powers to regulate directors who ‘dissolve’ (in Australian terms, …
The UK Insolvency Service has been granted new investigative and disqualification powers to regulate directors who ‘dissolve’ (in Australian terms, …
An Australian insolvency industry body – ARITA – has suggested that the law should be changed to allow insolvency practitioners …
After some long period of deliberation, the UK government has decided to itself take a direct role in the regulation …
With the government’s Treasury department busily introducing changes to the law to allow virtual meeting technology (VMT) for corporate liquidations, …
Numbers of Australia’s 3 year long bankruptcies were down 46.7% in 2020-2021, producing an average dividend of only 1.63c/$. The …
Australian lawyers are presently represented at an international gathering of experts to address the need for particular insolvency laws for …
In imposing a $153 million penalty on a company already in liquidation, for its “deliberate and protracted unconscionable conduct of …
From the opening paragraphs, one can foresee the outcome of this decision, about ASIC’s “unprincipled and pointless” intervention to deny …
In shopping for a suit recently, I noticed that the Big Store displayed its suits according to brand, which apparently …
Latest figures show that nearly 60% of personal bankruptcies in the construction industry were involved in a business, with those …
The prospect of an inquiry into insolvency law was raised in a recent speech by the chair of the Australian …
The latest Insolvency Law Bulletin is out with a range of articles covering current and on-going issues in insolvency law …
A bill introduced into the New Zealand parliament would mean that if ABC Insolvency Firm took a role as investigating …
We are pleased to see some further responses to our early ideas on reform of the structure of the insolvency …
A report on the financial business health of Australian small business takes the novel approach of looking at sole traders. …
A paper given by the NSW Chief Justice, Tom Bathurst – ‘Commercial trusts and the liability of beneficiaries: are commercial …
The High Court of Australia has found that social communications between a judge and a lawyer for a litigant in …
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