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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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