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Funding personal and corporate insolvency regulation
ASIC and AFSA ASIC The funding of ASIC under the draft ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Regulations 2017 by way of
Australian Academy of Law – legal education conference; legal ethics; essay prize; and more
The latest news from the Australian Academy of Law includes: The National Conference on Legal Education, on 11-13 August 2017,
Insolvency Law Amendment Bill 2017 (No 1?)
The government is proposing to amend only some of the insolvency law changes under the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016
Unpaid super – just rounding up the usual suspects
A Senate Committee has produced yet another typical report that goes round in the usual circles of recommending the implementation of previous
Japanese restaurant’s accountant liable for fair work breaches
The recent court finding that an accountancy firm was liable for contraventions of the Fair Work Act by its client,
Freezing orders against alleged phoenixers
The Australian Taxation Commissioner has succeeded in having provisional liquidators appointed to alleged “phoenix” companies associated with a Philip Whiteman.
Appointing and Remunerating Insolvency Practitioners in Japan: The Roles of Japanese Courts
This excellent review of insolvency practice in Japan provides an instructive perspective for those of us from Western legal traditions,
Insolvency Law Bulletin – special law reform double issue
The latest Insolvency Law Bulletin (INSLB) is a special insolvency law reform double issue covering various aspects of the changes being
How fixed fees work in insolvency – 1,796 companies at £6000 each = £1600 per company
An English Chancery Court decision has given guidance on the reasonableness of fixed fees in an insolvency, albeit the fees
INSOL International – Special Report on Insolvency Practitioners’ Remuneration
INSOL International has just published a global review of how insolvency practitioners’ fees are assessed and approved across a range of jurisdictions,
Traill’s 16th Insolvency Conference 1-2 May – a wrap-up
A wide range of legal and practice issues concerning the current insolvency law changes under the Insolvency Law Reform Act
Insolvency disclaimer of orphan wells – Linc Energy compared
While Australia is pondering the quirk in its Constitutional referral of powers arrangements which has resulted in Queensland’s environmental protection law
MSME insolvencies – more on small business ‘exits’
My recent report explained that the insolvency of micro and small to medium enterprises (MSMEs) is to be the subject
A Russian liquidation – part of “a long and abusive campaign on the part of the Russian Government”
Claims that the reinstated liquidation of a Russian company – DSL – was part of “a long and abusive campaign
Linc Energy – environmental law v insolvency law
“It is a simplistic statement but one that is necessary to emphasize: insolvency statutes … do not mesh very well with
Linc Energy – how not to regulate and enforce environmental laws
Last Week’s Linc Energy decision out of Queensland – Linc Energy Ltd (in Liq) [2017] QSC 053 – could be
Micro and small to medium enterprises – what to do about their insolvency
With latest ABS data showing that Australia is primarily a nation of small business operators, largely successful, it is perhaps to
Liquidators’ remuneration – Sakr Nominees reaffirmed
A senior Judge has approved the remuneration of a liquidator in full based upon the principles set out in the
Directors and their safe harbour – how to get them to behave
An aim of the latest “safe harbour” insolvency reforms is to “drive cultural change” in company directors by encouraging them
Whistleblowing, as a means of professional regulation?
The use of whistleblowers in the regulation of tax and corporate law, and the bases for incentivizing and protecting them, are
The law and lawyers: their limits – an Academy of Law Ethics Hypothetical
The Australian Academy of Law held the first of its three Sydney conferences for the year on 4 April 2017
The bankruptcy of Sir Garfield Barwick, Chief Justice of the Australian High Court – an example of a true ‘fresh start’
A significant aspect of our legal, social and political history has been revealed through a paper presented on the financial
Memorandum of Understanding – AFSA and ARITA
The Inspector-General in Bankruptcy has announced that a memorandum of understanding has been entered into between AFSA and ARITA, dated
Academy of Law Newsletter 3.17 – ethics hypothetical, legal education conference, essay prize, rare books …
The latest newsletter of the Australian Academy of Law lists a wide range of events and news indicating the work
