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New withholding requirements for purchas....
From 1 July 2016 a purchaser of Australian land or an interest in Australian land valued at...
Riveting reading: ASIC’s annual re....
On 8 June 2016, ASIC released its fifth annual report for 2015 into the supervision of registered...
The sale of a company for “market....
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently over-ruled the market in determining that the board of...
Administrators vindicated in exercising....
ERA Legal has successfully protected the subsequent purchasers of intellectual property acquired...
You may be liable for more than the cred....
Directors should beware, the credit limit you nominate on a trade application does not necessarily...
Residents prevail over Council’s staunch....
ERA Legal has successfully represented the owners of a property in a matter against the Northern...
Are ASIC making corporate governance eas....
Accountants, liquidators and company directors should be aware of ASIC’s new corporate governance...
Starships are meant to fly! Administrato....
When voluntary administrators are appointed to companies with complex corporate structures or...
Really wigging out
As we reported in our April piece, Wigging Out, from 1 May all Judges in the Victorian Supreme...
Flying High: The Cape Town Convention an....
One of the effects of the global financial crisis was that it left participants in the Australian...
Be heard: submissions on insolvency law....
On 27 May 2016, the window for submissions into the proposals set out in the Federal Government's...
The cost of validating an appointment
At the time of taking on new appointments, it is essential that insolvency practitioners properly...
S477(2B) of the Corporations Act –....
The purpose of s477(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Court's role was reiterated by...
AFSA Releases Statistics for the March Q....
Recently, the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) released its regional personal...
Fully ASIC: Just and equitable winding u....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has recently brought proceedings...
A vendor’s duty to notify a purcha....
Following our article concerning the decision of Jaswil Property ATF Jaswil Unit Trust v Barrak...
Protecting Intellectual Property using t....
Intellectual property (IP) rights have become a highly sought after form of security for...
Pool Rules
Today, 29 April 2016, new disclosure requirements in relation to the sale or lease of a property...
Accountants as potential accomplices in....
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced proceedings in the Federal Circuit of Australia against...
Hungry for Justice? Don’t get too....
Many are hungry for justice, but a lawyer in Russia took his appetite to save his client from a...
Don’t be an Ostrich Director!
Are you a company director? Are you getting hassled by the ATO or other creditors for overdue...
Unreasonable outcome? Liquidators beware....
Lately a liquidator lost costly litigation in the Court of Appeal in relation to suspected...
Directors Cut: Technical arguments fail....
The Corporations Act 2001 empowers the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to...
Federal Court Consultation Forum
On 5 April 2016, the Federal Court of Australia held a consultation forum at the NSW Registry to...