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, …
Australian lawyers are presently represented at an international gathering of experts to address the need for particular insolvency laws for …
In shopping for a suit recently, I noticed that the Big Store displayed its suits according to brand, which apparently …
The prospect of an inquiry into insolvency law was raised in a recent speech by the chair of the Australian …
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 …
In my earlier comments trying to work out why we now have unharmonized drafting approaches and rules for electronic service …
The government is consulting on a Bill in line with what it says is its commitment “to establishing a commercially viable …
At a seminar on 4 August 2021, Jason Harris and I presented our ideas on reform of the insolvency system …
An overseas publisher has asked me to give an update on the latest in small business bankruptcy law in Australia, …
Following a recent Australian Law Reform Commission seminar – Impartiality from both sides of the Bench | ALRC – held …
The terms of reference and what is called a ‘discussion paper’[1] for this review under s 588HA have been released, …
Apart from Australian law imposing a long period for a person to be subject to the restrictions and stigma of …
If those in small business think the lockdowns are tough, for weeks or even months at a time, the government …
The federal government has finally made arrangements to have Australia’s “safe harbour” from insolvent trading law reviewed – s 588GA, …
A Judge has ordered that Trustees in bankruptcy file “evidence that identifies the benefits the creditors of the bankrupt estate …
There are now a number of decisions from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal reviewing decisions of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee where …
Several stars aligning at the end of 2020-2021 prompt this review of where Australia is at in the area of …
In finding that the ‘peak indebtedness rule’ did not in fact exist, the Full Federal Court[1] in Badenoch v Bryant …
Some belated concern has been raised about the potential for new corporate insolvency law allowing a winding up demand to …
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