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What happens when a company does not attend its winding up hearing? In the majority of cases, the company obviously...

In Official Trustee in Bankruptcy & Galanis and Anor [2014] FamCA 832 the Family Court of Australia held that the Official...

The Financial System Inquiry 2014 (the Murray Inquiry) recently released its Final Report. The Final Report recognised the impact which...

According to recently published statistics over 5,400 directors were reported to ASIC in the 2013/14 financial year on the grounds...

ASIC Corporate Insolvency Statistics for the September quarter of 2014 show that 2,469 companies entered external administration in this quarter. ...

It is critical that any security interest is immediately registered on the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) and at the...

Corporate groups are often structured with one company holding all of the assets, with a separate company operating the business. ...

On 5 November 2014, the Federal Court handed down its decision in Highup Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) v Gubas [2014]...

Did you know that under the PPSA some goods must be registered by serial number and if they are not...

If you think that having a retention of title clause in your credit terms is sufficient to allow you to...

In yesterday’s tip we explained what was covered by the term “personal property”. In a nutshell – everything! Just as...

In our latest set of tips, we are helping make sense of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth.) (PPSA)...