An early submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee inquiry into corporate insolvency from Mr Russell Morgan, liquidator, of 15 November 2022, has raised issues likewise
In the various calls for a holistic review of Australian insolvency law, there is little explanation of what exactly needs law reform attention – processes
The terms of reference of the current PJC inquiry into corporate insolvency refer at times to small business but given that small businesses comprise over
The NSW Registered Clubs Act 1976 has a quaint provision – s 41 – providing that an insolvency appointee such as a liquidator or administrator
All bills before parliament before the 2022 election have lapsed. Hence, a pre-April 2022 Bill in response to a 2016 recommendation to introduce law to
There are now several government inquiries into ASIC, directly or indirectly, perhaps indicating either the breadth of ASIC’s remit, or some concern about its work,
The hearing in relation to the law of set-off and insolvency in Metal Manufacturers Pty Limited Gavin Morton as liquidator of MJ Woodman Electrical Contractors
While submissions to the parliamentary joint committee on corporate insolvency are not due until 30 November 2022, some indication of the views of those involved
Public sector annual reports nowadays are often more inward looking than in the past, agencies being required to report on a range of issues about
A ‘wife’ has succeeded before the High Court in preventing the ATO claiming what it argued was her husband’s interest in the family home in
The International Association of Insolvency Regulators’ Annual Conference was held in England from 26-29 September 2022. Australia’s reported contribution to the conference and some current
The corporate plans of Australia’s two insolvency regulators have been released – AFSA and ASIC In order to assist in understanding each report, this explanation
A Judge has dismissed a respondent’s application for security for costs that contained estimates that were “grossly inflated, far beyond the realm of what might
The universal nature of much of insolvency law is such that many of its principles apply across jurisdictions, with a commonality of application often found.
Relevant federal ministers whose portfolios involve insolvency law are primarily Mr Mark Dreyfuss QC as Attorney-General, Dr Jim Chalmers as Treasurer and Ms Julie Collins
Company deregistrations for failure to return statutory forms and pay fees have increased from nearly five times the number of companies liquidated in 2016 to
Reforms to corporate insolvency laws commenced on 1 January 2021 to assist companies with liabilities less than $1 million. These reforms under Part 5.3B Corporations
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s 600 page report on judicial impartiality – Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (ALRC Report
We are pleased to have published the 11th edition of our textbook, Keay’s Insolvency – Personal and Corporate Law and Practice, some four years after
Each of AFSA, ARITA and Financial Counselling Australia has issued a statement calling for better processes for resolution of claims for unpaid debt – Australians
In bills before the new 2022 parliament, our legislative drafters have continued with their consistent approach in relying upon 19th century colonial bankruptcy law to
While Australia is in the midst of some potential change in the law about litigation funding,[1] the New Zealand Law Commission has delivered its long-awaited
International Insolvency Research Symposium.M Murray.RemunerationRevisited July 2022 – final This is a paper I gave at the recent International Insolvency Research Symposium on what I
By a media release ASIC has reported that a disciplinary committee has decided to reprimand a liquidator, Nicholas Crouch, under s 40-55 of Corporations Act
