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Principles of Regulation of Insolvency Practitioners – an international standard
17/05/2023
AFSA
ARITA
articles
ASIC
This comment was issued in October 2018; it is re-issued in May 2023, but not updated, for interest. The rather
The ‘powerhouse’ of small and medium enterprises and their recovery ‘boosted’ by our new insolvency laws
21/12/2020
Blog
Interesting to know from what [limited] bases journalists get their views … ‘Finally, a fair go for small suppliers’, R
Insolvency protections extension to 31 December 2020
22/09/2020
COVID-19
Blog
The Corporations and Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Extending Temporary Relief for Financially Distressed Businesses and Individuals) Regulations 2020 serve to extend
Protected: Australian Insolvency Losers System (in vol admin) – commercial in confidence
16/07/2020
ROCIT
Blog
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Too much independence? a re-issue of my 2016 commentary
23/02/2020
Case law
commentary
independence
Law reform
My analysis below of the law of insolvency practitioner independence, written in October 2016, is reissued in February 2020 in
Review of Australia’s insolvency safe harbour – s 588GA
03/02/2020
insolvent trading
NZ
safe harbour
General
Australia’s ‘safe harbour’ regime under s 588GA is due for review, since September 2019, as to whether it offers the
Democracy, Human Rights and the Judiciary: the common law and the wider world
02/09/2019
Refugee law
UK
human rights
Blog
The Australian Academy of Law is hosting a presentation by Sir Nicholas Blake on this Wednesday 4 September 2019, in
Cafés and restaurants – at a tipping point, in 2018, and now?
22/07/2019
cafes and restaurants
STP
General
Articles
In light of current (July 2019) reports about restaurants’ tax [non] compliance, my article of a year ago, 15 July
Keay’s Insolvency – note from the authors – progressive updates since publication
24/02/2019
General
Books and journals
Blog
As the authors of Keay’s, and in order to assist readers, we propose to make brief reference to law changes
ASIC’s review of liquidators for 2017-2018 – continued fall in complaints
22/02/2019
General
Blog
This ASIC Report 610 has been released, with some interesting points to note, and questions raised. It largely expands on
Bills subject to scrutiny
20/02/2019
General
Blog
That a bill is introduced into parliament after an extensive period of community consultation does not necessarily mean that it
Litigants in person – issues for judges
20/02/2019
General
Blog
Judges have to be careful about making public statements on current issues that may allow claims of bias. There can
The Hayne Report – lessons for lawyers – Australian Academy of Law event
15/02/2019
General
Hayne Royal Commission Report
Blog
The relevance of the ‘Hayne Report’ for the legal profession is the subject of the first of the Australian Academy
Director identity number bill now before parliament
15/02/2019
General
Blog
A number of bills broadly concerning the registers of information held by the Commonwealth have been referred to the Senate
Building security of payment laws – the impact of the claimant’s insolvency
15/02/2019
General
Blog
Now that we have some consistent security of payment laws across the states and territories protecting building sub-contractors, there is
Litigation ‘for the benefit of creditors’ – really?
14/02/2019
General
Blog
How much do unsecured creditors receive out of a liquidation or bankruptcy from any ‘successful’ judgment obtained by the liquidator
The future of the insolvency ‘profession’
12/02/2019
General
Blog
I was pleased to have given a presentation on the future of the insolvency profession, at Griffith University’s excellent Professional
Insolvency administrator’s lack of attention to the sale of complex assets
12/02/2019
General
Blog
A UK insolvency administrator has been found to have acted in breach of his duties to a broadcasting company, some
Coshott – a field of study?
11/02/2019
Blog
Robert Gilbert Coshott was made bankrupt on 7 November 2008: see Shipton Lodge Cobbitty Pty Ltd v Coshott (No.2) [2008]
Last minute attempts to avoid a business being liquidated
11/02/2019
General
Blog
When directors appoint a voluntary administrator the day before their company is before the court on a creditor’s winding up
Practitioner’s bankruptcy registration cancelled, and liquidator registration indefinitely suspended
04/02/2019
General
Blog
A bankruptcy disciplinary committee has issued its reasons for deciding to cancel the registration of a trustee in bankruptcy, based
Hayne Report – banks and receivers and agricultural enterprises
04/02/2019
General
Hayne Royal Commission Report
Blog
The Hayne Royal Commission declined to examine the conduct of receivers appointed by banks, in particular over agricultural enterprises. Nevertheless,
The costs and time in administering justice
03/02/2019
General
Blog
Newspaper analyses of the work of judges by reference to numbers of matters heard, words written and time taken can
Bad timing? or will Euclid save the day?
02/02/2019
calculation of time
Case law
History
General
Calculation of time limits in law should be straightforward but judges have taken us to the mathematics of Euclid and
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