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Apr292016
Hungry for Justice? Don’t get too greedy
Many are hungry for justice, but a lawyer in Russia took his appetite to save his client from a potential...
Apr212016
Don’t be an Ostrich Director!
Are you a company director? Are you getting hassled by the ATO or other creditors for overdue payments? Have you...
Apr202016
Unreasonable outcome? Liquidators beware of the onus in proving director-related transactions
Lately a liquidator lost costly litigation in the Court of Appeal in relation to suspected director-related transactions. It is worth...
Apr182016
Directors Cut: Technical arguments fail for disqualified directors
The Corporations Act 2001 empowers the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to disqualify people from acting as directors in...
Apr152016
Federal Court Consultation Forum
On 5 April 2016, the Federal Court of Australia held a consultation forum at the NSW Registry to seek feedback...
Apr142016
Wigging Out
In a move that will no doubt cause disillusionment and consternation amongst diehard traditionalists, the Supreme Court of Victoria has...
Apr112016
What’s the harm? The practical consequences of breaching the Harman Rule
In a recent decision by her Honour Olsson J in the District Court of New South Wales, a creditor has...
Apr062016
Prison for a wind up?!
The director of a company that was wound up by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (DCT) has recently been handed...
Apr052016
Directors: don’t get stuck with the bill for super
Newly appointed directors can be in for an unexpected surprise and held personally liable for any unpaid superannuation of the...
Apr012016
Confidentiality, Contempt and the Court: implied undertakings and the Harman Rule
All may be fair in love, war and litigation, but companies and individuals engaged in litigation need to remember that...
Mar242016
The Eleventh Hour Appointment
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has recently restated the position on last minute appointments of an administrator in the...
Mar172016
Construction Insolvencies: Building the Best Recovery
Today Blake O’Neill presented a paper at an ARITA Seminar titled: “Construction Insolvencies: Building the Best Recovery.” The paper overviews...
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