coercive control

Domestic violence and abuse as a defence to director mismanagement

Some years ago there was an unfortunate and unsuccessful defence made by a director of a company that she did ...

Coercive control claim in a bankruptcy

A woman made bankrupt in 2022 was unsuccessful in having her bankruptcy annulled under s 153B of the Bankruptcy Act ...

Combatting financial abuse perpetrated through coerced directorships

Moving from its militaristic combatting phoenix activity, the government is now going to crack down and combat financial abuse perpetrated ...

Financial abuse report – corporate, tax, bankruptcy and family law conduct

Among the 61 recommendations of the Report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and Financial Services – Financial ...

Coercive control and insolvency

ASIC has asked registered liquidators to “stay alert” for signs of family and domestic violence when conducting insolvency administrations.[1]  ASIC ...