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The Federal Court has handed down a judgment in the matter of Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group...

A creditor who wishes to issue a statutory demand should beware! The case of Britten-Norman Pty Ltd v Analysis &...

Yesterday the Federal Court made unprecedented use of an obscure provision of the Corporations Act to give a distressed company...

The Personal Properties and Securities Act (“PPSA”) and Personal Property and Securities Register (“PPSR”) have been in operation for some...

The Federal Court has recently continued the courts’ emerging practice of appointing incumbent administrators as liquidators when there is no...

“The collapse of a big contractor has a ripple effect, often ruining scores of subcontractors and suppliers. They are last...

The construction industry has experienced a large number of insolvencies in the past few years.  Following on from the Collins...

I’ve always wanted a motorbike, but my wife won’t let me have one. I once asked a Harley-owning friend of...

It is not every day that a decision about how to distribute funds in a winding up turns on the conscience...

It is very common for commercial documents to contain provisions which limit the right of creditors to lodge proofs of...

Unfortunately, insolvency practitioners are often put to the cost of defending ill-conceived litigation commenced by a bankrupt or some other...

From time to time we see section 439A reports with proposals for the company to enter into a deed of...