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This comment updates our recent commentary on the complicated intersection between insolvency law and environmental regulation. There are now at

The possibility of the West Australian government legislating to get around the insolvency disclaimer provisions of the Corporations Act was

With all the numerous decisions being delivered by the higher courts, some attention is needed to ensure the latest case

This is a very brief commentary on and extracts from evidence given by Mr James Shipton and others from ASIC

This does no more than set out the opening paragraphs of Justice Clyde Croft’s judgment of 16 February 2018 about

This commentary highlights a confluence of 4 events concerning the complicated intersection between insolvency law and environmental regulation, one event

Many less than 1% of bankrupts warrant an objection to discharge from their bankruptcy, trustees leave it til the last

The following further commentary on insolvency – submissions due, events and conferences and case law – may be of interest.

The term ‘pussyfooting’ comes to mind when looking at the government’s proposed new ‘tough’ approach to employees’ unpaid super contributions

The following commentary on submissions due, events and conferences, professional standards, international and local, hearings and case law*, all in

The appeal decision in the contentious matter of Macks v Viscariello has now been delivered. It needs to be read

The debt agreements regime under the Bankruptcy Act would be substantially changed in order to give greater confidence in a

Mr Christian Porter, as the new federal Attorney-General, might like to consider transferring responsibility for personal insolvency from his law

The Queensland Court of Appeal in Linc Energy, and the Supreme Court of Canada in Redwater Energy, are each determining

Murrays Legal has, since June 2016, issued over 350 commentaries on the broad topic of insolvency, personal and corporate, from

While it has been said that lawyers acting for themselves have fools for a client, the law does not discourage

Some of us are waiting for Santa, others are waiting on anticipated updates in insolvency law so we can send

Is there a possibility that the new ‘safe harbour’ regime for directors might be removed? It depends.   While the

A challenge by the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy to trustees’ remuneration in an estate is before Justice Jennifer Davies of the

Next Monday 18 December 2017 at 7pm, the Sydney Lawyers Orchestra is presenting its fourth annual Christmas concert in Sydney.

This is not a review of Peter Agardy’s ‘Trading Trusts Explained’ (LexisNexis) but an alert to its availability, its release

The Courts could usefully conduct a review of their corporate and personal insolvency rules, both to address the recent ‘harmonising’

Although listed for tabling in parliament this year, the Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Bill 2017 did not quite make

Following the success of the first Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot, held in Sydney in March 2017, the QUT