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Bankruptcy statement of affairs
31/08/2018
report as to affairs RATA
statement of affairs
General
Articles
The bankruptcy office – the Australian Financial Security Authority – is asking for comment on a revised form of “statement
Keay’s Insolvency – a law reform launch
27/08/2018
Keay's Insolvency
General
Books and journals
Articles
The recent launch of the new 10th edition of Keay’s Insolvency prompted some pointed comments about the current insolvency system
Major insolvency reforms for the UK – elements of US Ch 11 and schemes
26/08/2018
pre-packs
UK Insolvency Code review
US Ch 11
General
The UK government has announced[1] major insolvency law reforms that would significantly advance the flexibility required for restructuring financially troubled
New family law court structure introduced into parliament
23/08/2018
family law courts
General
Articles
Blog
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018 (FCFC Bill) and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of
Uniformity in corporate law – the High Court’s grant of special leave in Amerind
20/08/2018
special leave
trusts
General
Articles
A comment in the Victorian Court of Appeal (VCA) decision in Amerind may not have found favour with Justice Gageler
Proportions of bankruptcies – a factor of 8.8 in Australia, but only 3.4 in England and Wales
20/08/2018
bankruptcy
England and Wales
Statistics
Articles
While waiting to see if Australia’s parliament decides to introduce a one year period of bankruptcy, down from the current
Guardianship and bankruptcy – NSW law reform report misses the point?
20/08/2018
bankruptcy
guardianship
General
Articles
A father who suffered a debilitating stroke left his son with the legal difficulty, in a quagmire of state and
UK’s “small proportion of bankruptcies where there has been misconduct leading up to the individual’s insolvency”
19/08/2018
AFSA
bankruptcy restriction orders
Insolvency Service UK
one year bankruptcy
With the Australian parliament about to decide on the reduction of the period of bankruptcy from three years to one,
Directors’ identities, their home addresses, and more
18/08/2018
director identity number
New Zealand
General
Articles
With Australia having just closed its consultation on allowing company directors to have a director identity number (DIN), it is
Gift card reform – “a GIFT, not an investment”? or “there should be NO expiry EVER”?
17/08/2018
gift cards
New Zealand
General
Articles
Federal Treasury has closed its public consultation on an exposure draft of the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Gift Cards) Bill
Bankruptcy Bills to become Law?
17/08/2018
debt agreements
one year bankruptcy
General
Articles
The draft legislation program for the Senate for next week commencing Monday 20 August 2018 lists, among other Bills, the
One year bankruptcy and other changes – updated and corrected
14/08/2018
debt agreements
Family Court jurisdiction
one year bankruptcy
sexual abuse redress
[commentary of 10 August 2018 corrected and updated as at 14 August 2018]. With parliament having resumed on Monday 13
Insolvency and the environment – some law reform suggestions
04/08/2018
Canada
chain of responsibility
disclaimer
environmental
While we await some pending developments in the areas of tension between insolvency law and environmental law, including the High
A government liquidator, and more
25/07/2018
government liquidator
General
Articles
Blog
Problems arising from Australia’s lack of a government liquidator have probably been hidden for some years by the choice of
Winding up a collective investment vehicle – submissions were due by 10 August
20/07/2018
collective investment vehicles
managed investment schemes
General
Articles
The publication of the 2015 book Insolvent Investments, edited by Stewart Maiden QC (LexisNexis), may have been a surprise to
The cost of unlawful phoenix activity – yep ….
17/07/2018
phoenix
General
Articles
Blog
PWC’s June 2018 report on the cost of phoenix activity – The Economic Impacts of Potential Illegal Phoenix Activity –
Consultation on director identity numbers – responses by 17 August 2018
14/07/2018
director identity number
New Zealand
General
Articles
In the 2018-19 Budget, the Australian government announced that it would modernise the Australian Business Register (ABR) and the ASIC
A bankrupt’s travel overseas
13/07/2018
travel overseas
General
Articles
Blog
Australia is on the outer internationally in imposing restrictions on those who are bankrupt from travelling overseas; they are required
New Zealand’s changes to its insolvency laws
11/07/2018
New Zealand
regulation
General
Articles
Proposed changes to NZ insolvency laws through the Insolvency Practitioners Bill, presently before parliament, are open for submissions until 24
ASIC’s fees – how high and counter-productive
02/07/2018
ASIC fees
director identity number
General
Articles
The article in the Australian newspaper of 2 July 2018, although typically low-brow in its heading – how ASIC gouges
Litigation funding of liquidators – the ALRC inquiry
02/07/2018
ALRC
class actions
litigation funding
General
The current law reform inquiry into class actions and their funding may also need to look at the funding of
NZ insolvency practitioner co-regulation – new law proposed
29/06/2018
New Zealand
RITANZ
General
Articles
In a forthcoming article, I examine an aspect of Australia’s new regime for the (over) regulation of insolvency practitioners, which
Australia’s insolvency regime (in administration) – ideas for its restructure
27/06/2018
General
Articles
Conferences
Blog
In my preparation for a panel discussion at the major AIIP Insolvency Conference in Canberra on the future of insolvency,
The exploitation of cleaners
22/06/2018
cleaning businesses
exploitation
General
Articles
The Senate Education and Employment References Committee is to conduct an inquiry into the exploitation of general and specialist cleaners
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