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A pointless distinction in corporate insolvency

In the 19th century, where much corporate insolvency law thinking still remains, a distinction was made between court ordered liquidations ...

Murrays Legal closes on 31 December 2019 and reopens on 1 January 2020

As to which, readers will be aware that “[t]he beginning of a day is nothing but the end of the ...

A bankrupt and ‘one rooster, one peacock, three ducks, and 22 chickens …’

A person’s bankruptcy can arise from a host of circumstances, disputes with neighbours and non-compliance with local council requirements being ...

The Alternative Financial Review

Property prices Perth ‘as good as it’s likely to get’ for rental affordability With little new housing stock – especially ...

A running account of insolvency history – the lawyers and the accountants

In an account of the interaction between lawyers and the newly titled accountants in 19th century England, it has been ...

The costs and time in administering justice

Newspaper analyses of the work of judges by reference to numbers of matters heard, words written and time taken can ...

Revised draft of Australia’s 2014 insolvency code of practice

ARITA has released a consultation draft of its Code of Professional Practice for Insolvency Practitioners. This will be the 4th ...

ATO indemnities to insolvency practitioners***

“New requirements for indemnity offers from the ATO to insolvency practitioners*** All indemnity offers from the ATO to insolvency practitioners ...

Bankruptcy in Canada in the 1930s

Articles on this website generally attract reduced readership if they are about bankruptcy rather than liquidation; or if they are ...

Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Law – Joint Symposium

The Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Law are holding what is the first joint symposium between the ...

Judicial digs

The judgments of some judges are worthwhile reading for reasons apart from their legal content. Justice John Logan of the ...