Canada
Bankruptcy in Canada in the 1930s
Articles on this website generally attract reduced readership if they are about bankruptcy rather than liquidation; or if they are
International cross-border insolvency – an Australian diary
Some selected diary items of interest to Australian readers, and others. September 2018 QUT Law – Dr Paul Omar
Insolvency and the environment – some law reform suggestions
While we await some pending developments in the areas of tension between insolvency law and environmental law, including the High
Linc Energy’s insolvency, environmental and constitutional issues are off to the High Court
The filing of a High Court special leave application[1] from the decision in Linc Energy[2] concerning the rights of liquidators
Linc Energy’s insolvency disclaimer prevails over environmental demands
The success of the claims of Linc Energy’s liquidators against Queensland’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) won’t resolve the continuing legal
Some casual Friday comments on recent insolvency developments
This is a quick review of some on-going current issues in insolvency and related. Pending decisions The Commonwealth v Byrnes
Lawless, oxymoronic insolvency law – the mining regulators aren’t happy.
This comment updates our recent commentary on the complicated intersection between insolvency law and environmental regulation. There are now at
Cleaning up the law – WA’s old diamond and other mines
The collapse of WA’s Ellendale diamond mine, and the liquidators’ prompt disclaimer of the mining site, leaving the clean up
Cleaning up after a failed miner – who pays: Part 2
This commentary highlights a confluence of 4 events concerning the complicated intersection between insolvency law and environmental regulation, one event
What’s up, or on, in insolvency, early in 2018?
The following commentary on submissions due, events and conferences, professional standards, international and local, hearings and case law*, all in
Cleaning up after a failed miner – who pays?
The Queensland Court of Appeal in Linc Energy, and the Supreme Court of Canada in Redwater Energy, are each determining
Pending insolvency law and practice changes
Some of us are waiting for Santa, others are waiting on anticipated updates in insolvency law so we can send
Vancouver 2018 – insolvency moots and conference – QUT and UBC
Following the success of the first Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot, held in Sydney in March 2017, the QUT
Insolvency related conferences and meetings – coming up
A list of insolvency and related conferences for the rest of the year 2017, into 2018 Insolvency Conferences and
NSW mines and their potential environmental impacts
In the context of the recent intersections between environmental protection laws and insolvency laws, in relation to CORA laws and Linc
Insolvency disclaimer of orphan wells – Linc Energy compared
While Australia is pondering the quirk in its Constitutional referral of powers arrangements which has resulted in Queensland’s environmental protection law
Linc Energy – how not to regulate and enforce environmental laws
Last Week’s Linc Energy decision out of Queensland – Linc Energy Ltd (in Liq) [2017] QSC 053 – could be
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
