Uncategorized

Traill insolvency conference 1-2 May – the ILRA changes – pre-sale closes tomorrow – 31 March

For those registered at Rosie Traill’s excellent annual conference, and those who register by the early bird deadline tomorrow, Friday 31

Australian safe harbour and ipso facto reforms

Obviously prompted by my reporting of significant restructuring reforms in the EU, and my query as to the long delayed

Lifting the fear and suppressing the greed – a Senate committee report on penalties for white collar crime

A long awaited Senate committee report on penalties for white collar crime was issued on 23 March 2017 under the

Pre-insolvency or restructuring professionals – “Pifors”

At a conference held on 24 March by the QUT Commercial and Property Law Research Centre, a presenter, Dr Georg

The gender profile of the insolvency profession: occupational segregation?

Would you like to study the question of gender balance in the insolvency profession? That topic is the subject of a

Cross-border insolvency – foreign judgments and enterprise groups

I earlier reported on my December 2016 attendance in Vienna, on behalf of LAWASIA, and UNCCA, on the two model

INSOL Academics 2017

The INSOL Academics Colloquium was held over the weekend of 18-19 March 2017 in Sydney. The session covered a wide

Our new insolvency reforms … tired of waiting

I became tired of waiting for a government response to the commencement of the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 on 1 March

Unpaid super, again; single touch payroll; penalties, and more

The Senate Economics References Committee is conducting another inquiry into the problem of the non-payment of superannuation by employers of

The decision in Sakr Nominees – keeping it in proportion

The NSW Court of Appeal has disposed of authority that sought to apply percentage based calculations to liquidators’ remuneration in

Appeal decision in Sakr Nominees – remuneration of liquidators

A test case decision in Sakr Nominees from the NSW Court of Appeal will be given tomorrow 9 March at

ASIC’s regulation of unlawful phoenix activity – report 513

ASIC’s latest enforcement report – REP 513 ASIC enforcement outcomes: July to December 2016 – says up front that it

Australia’s first/worst insolvency reforms in many years – but she’ll be right….

Australia has implemented its first major insolvency reforms in many years but rather than being seen as an achievement they are

Liquidators working overseas – how are they regulated? INSOL Academics 18-19 March 2017

I am pleased to be presenting at the INSOL Academics’ Group Colloquium in Sydney, being held on 18 and 19

Liquidators as the last in line – the Insolvency Law Bulletin

In an article entitled “Last Man Standing” in the Insolvency Law Bulletin, I have addressed the question of regulators tending

QUT Law – Current Issues in Insolvency Law: Global Perspectives – 24 March

The QUT Commercial and Property Law Research Centre is hosting international speakers and QUT academics at this session on Friday 24 March

Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot Competition: grand final Friday 17 March, 3pm-5pm, Sydney

Chief Justice James Allsop of Australia, Lord Justice David Richards of England and the former Justice the Hon Allan Gropper

New insolvency laws now, with practitioners invited to implement some of the further new law before September

The first tranche of the changes effected by the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 commenced on 1 March 2017.  The

New insolvency laws commencing 1 March – Q&A

This series of questions and answers address many of the issues with which practitioners and lawyers will be confronted in

UK insolvency practitioners can F…. their Forms

While insolvency practitioners in Australia are anxiously waiting to find out what new forms they must fill in and tick

“This does not inspire confidence” – the appointment of special purpose liquidators

Special purpose liquidators (SPLs) are becoming increasingly common. They are often appointed when a creditor prefers another liquidator to investigate

The most useful and well researched and argued law reform report for many years – Phoenix Activity: Regulating Fraudulent Use of the Corporate Form

The most useful and well researched and argued law reform report for many years has been issued on what to

Beneficial ownership of companies – consultation

The government has released a consultation paper on improving the transparency of information on the beneficial ownership and control of

Do you really want to renew your trustee registration under this new law?

It’s a matter for you but if you do, here is the application for renewal – form 31, from AFSA,