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The government has invited us to “have our say” on what it says is “Australia’s first Open Government National Action

Two important Senate inquiries of 2014 and 2015 that lapsed at the election have been reinstated, but still with long

The maritime court structure of China was first set up in 1984 and over the short period since then the

The Rules in support of the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 have been released in draft for comment by 4

“Pre-appointment work, including involvement in the drafting of a proposed deed of company arrangement, is not unusual in the corporate

Although the government is trying to distance any connection between wrongdoing and a company going into liquidation or a person

The Treasurer has asked the Standing Committee on Economics to inquire into and report on what is termed a Review

In a case involving “an important issue for the operation of maritime law in this country” a 5 member bench of

The commentaries on how the judges assess, or should assess, the remuneration of liquidators is reaching saturation point, one practitioner likening it

The appointment of a receiver to the large South Korean Hanjin Shipping Line has had an impact in Australia, with

Liquidators and administrators, and trustees, when their appointments are challenged, have a duty of neutrality, to provide relevant facts to

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is to report by 30 June 2017 on: the need for

Judges’ inconsistency of approach in determining the remuneration of corporate insolvency practitioners is continuing. The respective state and federal courts

The Senate Standing Committee on Economics has given a report on the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 and has endorsed the Bill’s

QUT is holding its international personal insolvency conference in Brisbane tomorrow and Friday – 8-9 September 2016 – with speakers

In its major review of competition law, the government proposes to remove the price signaling provisions in the Competition and

Single-touch payroll (STP) legislation was introduced into federal parliament on 31 August 2016 through the government’s Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill

The government is yet to respond to weaknesses in our laws that deal with the financial distress or collapse of

This decision in Condor Blanco Mines Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1196 is important for three propositions: In general, it is not part of

Australia and other countries will be relieved that New Zealand is again looking at licensing and regulating its insolvency practitioners.

The unfortunate delay in the commencement of the substance of the insolvency law reforms for one year, to 1 September

Insolvency practitioners are to be the subject to the same tenure arrangements as federal politicians, with creditors being able to

A NSW Supreme Court judge has spoken about “liquidators’ preference for time-based remuneration, and courts’ scepticism of it” at a major

The Australian government has decided that insolvency practitioners need more time to implement long awaited law reforms aimed at improving practitioners’