Australian Academy of Law
I am honoured to have been elected a director of the Australian Academy of Law at its AGM on 25 September 2017, having been a
21/10/2017
How to be ethical in the practice of the law: can it be taught?
This open debate, organised by the Australian Academy of Law, is the final in a series of three ethics-themed debates held in Sydney this year.
21/10/2017
Bankruptcy – for a whole year?!
“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”[1] I would not go so far as to say that some reactions to the government’s
20/10/2017
Why does the Federal Circuit Court not have corporate insolvency jurisdiction?
This is not a plug for the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, which sits below the Federal Court, but it asks why it has not
17/10/2017
Where’s an economist when you need one?
R3 in the UK has commented on a recent OECD Report, about which we gave some views when it came out, in July 2017. As
12/10/2017
Other constitutional restrictions on our politicians – treason, and bankruptcy
This commentary need not distract us from the important issue being heard by the High Court on Tuesday 10 October 2017, as to the eligibility
08/10/2017
Codes of conduct
Codes of conduct need to remain in step with on-going changes in the commercial and business worlds in which they operate. Otherwise they lose their
04/10/2017
Keay – phoenix reforms
It is good to see that that several reform issues raised in my and Jason Harris’ textbook, Keay’s Insolvency, appear in the government’s anti-phoenix paper
29/09/2017
Surveillance /səˈveɪl(ə)ns/
“close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal”: Oxford Dictionary. In relation to professional and industry regulation, as relevant, a website count of the
06/09/2017
Insolvency Law Reform Act – some real legislation errors
woodfer The changes effected by the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 are now law with some parts having commenced on 1 March 2017 with the
06/09/2017
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 March 2017 with the remainder
03/09/2017
‘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 Judge James Crawford AC, SC,
02/09/2017
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 to tidy up the Acts,
29/08/2017
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 in relation to the priority
29/08/2017
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 that Australia’s new insolvency laws
28/08/2017
Managed Investment Schemes – proposed reforms
The problems with managed investments schemes (MIS) have been well documented in recent times. A 2016 Senate Report into Agribusiness MIS addressed the collapse of
25/08/2017
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 that sinking feeling: navigating shipping
23/08/2017
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, as two company liquidators, and
23/08/2017
What’s on …. insolvency and related conference and seminars 2017 into 2018
A list of conferences for the rest of the year, into 2018 in some of which one or other of the team at Murrays Legal is
22/08/2017
The new Code of Banking Practice – what and when?
In evidence before the Senate Select Committee on Lending to Primary Production Customers on 11 August 2017, the Chief Executive of the Australian Bankers Association, Anna
22/08/2017
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 the banking sector and the
22/08/2017
Pay your tax debt now – only $…99.99
While a retailer’s $99.99 is a typical example of psychological pricing, the Tax Commissioner’s figure of $8,453,699.99 is not. Rather, is it the amount claimed
22/08/2017
The cost of a victim of crime in pursuing her own justice
The personal and financial suffering that a victim of a serious physical crime can go through, and the costs of pursuing justice, are displayed incidentally
18/08/2017
“a sad (but regrettably not uncommon) occurrence in contemporary professional life”.
“The personal circumstances of DDQ offer a sad (but regrettably not uncommon) occurrence in contemporary professional life”. A disciplinary tribunal dealt with the circumstances of
16/08/2017
