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May112015

Soccer and Insolvency: The fairy-tale survival of A.F.C Bournemouth

A.F.C Bournmouth is a football club in England with a history dating back to 1899.  They play at Dorset on...
May082015

Competition Policy Review Final Report

The Final Report of the Competition Policy Review was recently released after the current government requested that Professor Ian Harper...
May052015

Reinventing the ATO – A tougher stance on insolvency

At the Tax Institute’s 30th national convention, Mr Chris Jordan, Commissioner of Taxation, outlined the Australia Taxation Office’s ongoing process...
May052015

ASIC Report into liquidators released

ASIC recently released its annual report into the supervision of registered liquidators for the 2014 calendar year. The report details...
May042015

New AFSA statistics: March 2015

The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) has released their personal insolvency activity statistics for the March 2015 quarter. The report...
May012015

New retention trust scheme for the NSW construction industry

The Building and Construction Industry Security Payment Amendment (Retention Money Trust Account) Regulation 2015 (NSW) (Regulation) commenced operation on 1...
May012015

ASIC Insolvency Statistics – April 2015

ASIC have recently published the April 2015 quarterly insolvency statistics, based on data collected in February. The statistics show that...
Apr302015

Loose lips sink ships – 5 reasons you need a good non-disclosure agreement

Unfortunately many companies treat non-disclosure agreements (NDA) like a piece of second hand clothing.  Dusted off and made good for...
Apr292015

Creditors of incorporated associations preferred unfairly

The Supreme Court of Queensland has found that the unfair preference recovery provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth.) do not apply...
Apr272015

Lender’s duty to deregistered borrowers decided

The New South Wales Court of Appeal in Golden Mile Property Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Cudgegong Australia Pty...
Apr242015

A new Attorney General and a new legal system?

The recently appointed NSW Attorney General Gabrielle Upton is seeking to harmonise and further regulate the legal profession. In order...
Apr242015

Cross-Claim – when it can be a shield but not a sword

In the recent decision of  QUBE Logistics (Vic) Pty Limited v United Equipment Pty Limited [2015] WASC 70 in the Western Australian...
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