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Sharp increase in Tax Office office debt....
The Australian Taxation Office has in recent days sharply increased the number of winding-up...
Enemies at the gate! Resilience in the f....
Earlier this year, ASIC released a report titled "Cyber resilience: Health Check" which sets out a...
Can a liquidator of a corporate trustee....
Justice Brereton’s decision in Stansfield DIY Wealth Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2014] NSWSC 1484...
Small businesses protected from unfair c....
The Federal Government has released an exposure draft of proposed legislation that, if passed,...
Start-up darling Ninja Blocks slips grac....
After a month of silence, the Australian start-up success story of Ninja Blocks came to an end...
Uncommercial transactions require a clos....
In circumstances where a single unsecured creditor of a company in liquidation has received a...
Soccer and Insolvency: The fairy-tale su....
A.F.C Bournmouth is a football club in England with a history dating back to 1899. They play at...
Competition Policy Review Final Report
The Final Report of the Competition Policy Review was recently released after the current...
Reinventing the ATO – A tougher st....
At the Tax Institute's 30th national convention, Mr Chris Jordan, Commissioner of Taxation,...
ASIC Report into liquidators released
ASIC recently released its annual report into the supervision of registered liquidators for the...
New AFSA statistics: March 2015
The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) has released their personal insolvency activity...
New retention trust scheme for the NSW c....
The Building and Construction Industry Security Payment Amendment (Retention Money Trust Account)...
ASIC Insolvency Statistics – April....
ASIC have recently published the April 2015 quarterly insolvency statistics, based on data...
Loose lips sink ships – 5 reasons....
Unfortunately many companies treat non-disclosure agreements (NDA) like a piece of second hand...
Creditors of incorporated associations p....
The Supreme Court of Queensland has found that the unfair preference recovery provisions of...
Lender’s duty to deregistered borr....
The New South Wales Court of Appeal in Golden Mile Property Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) v...
A new Attorney General and a new legal s....
The recently appointed NSW Attorney General Gabrielle Upton is seeking to harmonise and further...
Cross-Claim – when it can be a shi....
In the recent decision of QUBE Logistics (Vic) Pty Limited v United Equipment Pty Limited [2015]...
Supreme Court rules on secured creditor....
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has ruled that a secured creditor is not entitled to appoint...
ASIC Register of Financial Advisers
From 31 March 2015, ASIC has now published a comprehensive national register of financial...
Tax relief for companies imminent
In a bid to stimulate economic growth and accordingly employment levels among small medium...
Commencement of Proceedings by Strata Co....
The New South Wales Supreme Court recently handed down its decisions in 2 Elizabeth Bay Road Pty...
New AFSA video: Consequences of Bankrupt....
The Australian Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has continued its release of short, informative...
Enforcing an accepted offer of compromis....
The Federal Court judgment in Linke v TT Builders Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 11 serves as a useful...