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Insolvency practitioner independence – law and practice
One of Australia’s insolvency bodies, ARITA, has issued a reminder to its members about the need for liquidators to maintain …
Lost in my translation – correction to bankruptcy trustee remuneration statistics
AFSA has properly drawn to my attention that figures I have given about the remuneration of bankruptcy trustees have not …
Latest corporate insolvency update in Australia
Apart from its interest to Australian liquidators and bankruptcy trustees, the latest Corporate Insolvency Update[1] of the corporate insolvency regulator, …
Protected: AFSA’s report on remuneration
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Does insolvent trading work? The UK may not think so.
In the context of the review of the safe harbour provisions in Australia, there have been recent articles on insolvent …
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 …
A liquidator disciplinary decision – some regulatory insights
A decision of a tribunal in Australia gives some insight into the insolvency practitioner discipline processes introduced in 2017, which …
Accountants’ insolvency code updated
A new standard for insolvency practitioners – APES 330 – has just been issued written in APESB’s unique style and …
International insolvency law and Australia’s UNCCA
A newly qualified Australian lawyer who was sponsored through UNCCA and LAWASIA to attend Insolvency Working Group V in Vienna …
Choosing courts in cross-border insolvency applications
As a federation, Australia has a mix of state and territory and federal courts, each with their own jurisdictions. Jurisdiction …
Contempt of newspapers
Mr Dyson Heydon has had his useful views about political criticism of judges’ decisions published in what is known as …
The Federal Court and the Constitution – public lecture, 15 March, Canberra
A free public lecture on the Federal Court and the Constitution is being given at the ANU on this Thursday …
Cleaning up the law – WA’s old diamond and other mines
The collapse of WA’s Ellendale diamond mine, and the liquidators’ prompt disclaimer of the mining site, leaving the clean up …
Insolvency related conferences and meetings – coming up
A list of insolvency and related conferences for the rest of the year 2017, into 2018 Insolvency Conferences and …
Bankruptcy remuneration challenge referred to mediation – Groll
Justice Jennifer Davies of the Federal Court has referred bankruptcy trustees’ remuneration to mediation, following a challenge by the trustees …
Surveillance /səˈveɪl(ə)ns/
“close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal”: Oxford Dictionary. In relation to professional and industry regulation, as relevant, …
The new insolvency laws – their benefits
The changes effected by the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 are now law with some parts having commenced on 1 …
‘The International Court of Justice as a Working Court’ – Judge James Crawford
On 25 September 2017, the annual “Patron’s Address” of the Australian Academy of Law is being given by his Excellency …
The fine print in an ASIC form
With Australia’s new insolvency laws commencing this Friday 1 September, there is a late flurry of activity from the legislature …
Amerind and Killarnee – ships in convoy, or on a collision course?
Over 35 years ago, a Judge said that if a liquidator winding up a trustee company were to lose out …
Insolvency practitioner regulation – New Zealand & Australia
Comparing NZ insolvency law with Australia’s, in preparation for the BFSLA conference this week on 1 September 2017, the day …
The IBA Annual Conference Sydney, 8–13 October 2017
Among many sessions across a wide range of legal disciplines, the IBA conference has this series of insolvency sessions. Avoiding …
Liquidators, and ASIC, acting without authority – all fixed
When a person inadvertently exercises powers without legal authority, a prompt legal response is required. The consequences can be serious, …
ABA’s Anna Bligh and bank lending reforms
Anna Bligh, the Chief Executive of the Australian Bankers Association, has recently spoken of the “strong and mutually beneficial relationship between …
