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Jul172015
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ – 50 Cent left “in da” bankruptcy
Reports in the United States indicate that Curtis James Jackson III, better known as famous Rapper “50 cent”, has filed...
Jul142015
Creditor information sheet on trustees’ fees
The Australian Financial Security Authority (aka AFSA) and the Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (aka ARITA) have released an information...
Jul132015
ERA Legal saves administrator from Indonesian volcano
An important reminder that pursuant to s439B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth.) (“the Act”) at any meeting convened under...
Jul092015
Any port in a storm – ‘safe harbours’ for directors
The Productivity Commission’s Draft Report in respect of Business Set-Up, Transfer and Closure (‘the Report‘) has recommended amendments to the Corporations Act...
Jul092015
Employee disentitlements
In Perthmetro Pty Ltd, in the matter of Perthmetro Pty Ltd (in liq) [2015] FCA 671 the liquidator of the...
Jul082015
ATO circumvents section 486 protection
Section 486 of the Corporations Act says that a court-appointed liquidator must not allow creditors or shareholders to inspect company books and...
Jul072015
Government funds liquidators to pursue employee entitlements
The Department of Employment has recently announced the “Fair Entitlements Guarantee Recovery Programme”, a Government-funded programme “designed to strengthen recovery...
Jul062015
What to do with $11.8 million in unpresented cheques?
The case of Westnet WA Infrastructure Holdings Limited [2015] NSWSC 658 (Westnet) deals with an unusual situation where a the...
Jul032015
Blockading pirates from digitally plundering our fair shores
Legislation allowing copyright holders to seek a court injunction, forcing internet service providers to block access to overseas websites that...
Jul022015
China – Australia Free Trade Agreement
On 17 June 2015 Australia signed a Free Trade Agreement with the Peoples Republic of China (ChAFTA). Negotiations of the...
Jul022015
Flying High – until you aren’t – the Cape Town convention and PPSR
From 1 September 2015 the Cape Town Convention (The Convention) will come into force in Australia. The Convention provides a...
Jul012015
LPI fee increase effective 1 July 2015
As of 1 July 2015 the NSW Land and Property Information (LPI) have increased fees for land title related products...
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