Commentary following issued in April 2020 is reissued in September 2020 in light of the reports that a significant proportion …
The latest Insolvency Law Bulletin contains a warning about the (then) ending on 24 September of the COVID-19 protections, now …
The COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill has been introduced into the New Zealand parliament is now before the …
In my post of 3 May 2020, I reported on various surveys both during the COVID-19 crisis, and before. One …
An April 2020 report in the UK by Professor Peter Walton on the impact of the ‘Jackson’ legal costs reforms …
A liquidator had been the subject of disciplinary proceedings by ARITA in 2018. In later unconnected court proceedings, as a …
One of the ‘COVID-19’ bankruptcy reforms made in Australia on 25 March 2020 was to extend the period of a …
One of Australia’s insolvency bodies, ARITA, has issued a reminder to its members about the need for liquidators to maintain …
In a newspaper article of 20 April 2020* promoting a new ‘restructuring business’, some ‘new thinking’ is offered on changes …
An article in the latest Insolvency Law Bulletin[1] reports on the progress of UNCITRAL Working Group V[2] in developing law …
Ford Motor Co has failed in having adjourned, for COVID-19 reasons, a class action hearing over its allegedly defective gear …
The new corporate insolvency practitioner licensing regime in New Zealand, due to start in July 2020, may be put off …
The New Zealand Government has announced it will be introducing legislation to make changes to the Companies Act to help …
A son’s claim under the ACT Family Provision Act 1969 sought a life interest in property of his deceased mother, …
The Australian bankruptcy trustee and regulator AFSA has started to release fortnightly statistics on personal insolvencies in Australia[1] to assist …
A NSW Judge was ‘unhappy’ about delay in a solvency report being prepared for the defendant, in response to what …
Corporate insolvency law in Australia concerning communications with creditors needs modernising, and well beyond what is available in 2020. When …
ARITA – the main Australian industry body representing insolvency practitioners and lawyers – has asked the government[1] for funding to …
There is expected to be a wave of businesses and individuals going into liquidation or bankruptcy despite the huge financial …
Will the current extreme crisis we confront finally stir insolvency creditor activism, but in the wrong way? or further dampen …
The recent changes to Australia’s insolvency laws are being well explained by the experts. These are some comments from me …
When a government sets up an inquiry into how to deal with the insolvency of a certain industry, the industry …
Recent research has revealed that although the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) lost its priority in insolvencies in 1993, and was …
Around the time of International Women’s Day and more generally there is often discussion about the low proportion of women …
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