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Aug122016
Pre-Insolvency advisors are the PITS
In news ERA Legal welcomes strongly, The Australian newspaper today reported that the ATO and ASIC have raided 13 properties in...
Aug122016
Pre-insolvency hacks – trauma for all involved
ERA Legal has long championed the need for caution when dealing with unlicensed, unregistered and unregulated pre-insolvency advisors. Let’s call...
Aug082016
ANZ wins penalty shoot out in the High Court
Two years ago we reported on the Federal Court decision of Paciocco v ANZ which found that late fees charged by ANZ were constituted...
Aug082016
White Knight ASIC Liquidates Companies to give employees a FEG Go!
Not infrequently, directors abandon insolvent companies in circumstances where that company may owe a significant amount to its employees by...
Aug072016
“See Something, Say Something” says the ATO
In a recent press release, the ATO has asked employees of corporations to be on the look out for the...
Aug012016
Going postal: New attempt to defend DPN proceedings
In the recent Supreme Court of New South Wales case of Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Fitzgerald, the Deputy Commissioner of...
Aug012016
Reliance on documents signed by companies: When can you assume?
The decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Adventure Quest...
Jul262016
Property Update: Land Tax Certificates
Vendors who have entered into a contract for sale of land in New South Wales on or after 1 July...
Jul252016
ERA Legal saves the environment
On 20 July 2016, ERA Legal made an application on behalf of the Administrators of a number of companies for an...
Jul222016
Personal insolvencies rise
On 13 July 2016, The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) reported an annual rise in personal insolvency for 2015-2016 financial...
Jul192016
Purchasers declare!
The 2016 New South Wales budget has introduced a 4% surcharge on duty payable for foreign persons or entities buying residential...
Jul142016
PPSA Problems: Leasing Laments
A recent decision in the Supreme Court of New South Wales has shed some light on the meaning of ‘regularly...
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