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Sep122016

PPSR statistics for 2016 June quarter

The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) recently released the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) statistics for the 2016 June quarter....
Sep052016

Remuneration, what is reasonable?

In the matter of GPJ Investments Pty Limited and in the matter of Angelides Investments Pty Limited [2016] NSWSC 1173,...
Sep012016

Be careful during settlement negotiations!

In the matter of Capital Securities No. 1 Pty Ltd v Roger Saliba [2016] NSWSC 1093, the Supreme Court of...
Aug312016

Abolition of NSW Duties – At Last!

We take this opportunity to remind everyone that as and from 1 July 2016, the following duties were abolished in New South...
Aug192016

At your service!

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has recently handed down a decision as to the nature of evidence supporting...
Aug192016

Annulment of Bankruptcy where assignment of debt in doubt

A recent Federal Court decision highlights the importance of those receiving an assignment of a debt to properly document that...
Aug172016

Airbnb a little deflated after decision against tenants

Airbnb is one of Silicon Valley’s tech darlings, a so called “unicorn” (a start-up with a $1 billion plus valuation) which arranges for...
Aug122016

Pre-Insolvency advisors are the PITS

In news ERA Legal welcomes strongly, The Australian newspaper today reported that the ATO and ASIC have raided 13 properties in...
Aug122016

Pre-insolvency hacks – trauma for all involved

ERA Legal has long championed the need for caution when dealing with unlicensed, unregistered and unregulated pre-insolvency advisors. Let’s call...
Aug082016

ANZ wins penalty shoot out in the High Court

Two years ago we reported on the Federal Court decision of Paciocco v ANZ which found that late fees charged by ANZ were constituted...
Aug082016

White Knight ASIC Liquidates Companies to give employees a FEG Go!

Not infrequently, directors abandon insolvent companies in circumstances where that company may owe a significant amount to its employees by...
Aug072016

“See Something, Say Something” says the ATO

In a recent press release, the ATO has asked employees of corporations to be on the look out for the...
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