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Professions and practitioners AllAccountantsARITAAIIPCAANZASICAFSALawyersInsolvency practitioners A running account of insolvency history – the lawyers and the accountants In an account

Liquidator’s right to disclaim contaminated land – important decision pending

Murrays Legal has reported for some time on the progress of an important issue of legal conflict before the Supreme

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

Linc Energy – High Court special leave hearing 14 September Brisbane

The High Court is hearing the special leave application from the Queensland Court of Appeal decision in Linc Energy on

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

Insolvency law update – May 2018

This is one of my regular updates on where things are at in the insolvency law and practice world in

Traill’s 17th Annual Practical Insolvency Conference – a preview

Courts and governments and industry bodies are no doubt trying to have their remaining pending decisions and announcements out in

Offence reporting in insolvency

In reporting breaches of the law to ASIC, and triggering action by ASIC, liquidators are not required to express any

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

Restricting insolvency disclaimer rights in mining company failures?

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

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

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

Murrays Legal Commentary – closing 31 Dec-1 Jan

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

A safe harbour from our harsh insolvency laws?!

The “safe harbour” reform bill has been introduced into federal parliament to address directors’ “medium risk” of liability for insolvent trading. 

APES 110 – accountants, whistleblowers and safe harbour advisers to note

Increased professional obligations of accountants, and insolvency practitioners, to refer breaches of the law to the authorities, are being considered at

Japanese restaurant’s accountant liable for fair work breaches

The recent court finding that an accountancy firm was liable for contraventions of the Fair Work Act by its client,

INSOL International – Special Report on Insolvency Practitioners’ Remuneration

INSOL International has just published a global review of how insolvency practitioners’ fees are assessed and approved across a range of jurisdictions,

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

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

Red tape committee turns to alcohol, with cabotage to follow

The Senate Red Tape Committee has decided to focus itself more, by inquiring into and reporting on specific areas. Alcohol It