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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...

The Environmental Protection Authority’s recent challenge to a liquidator’s decision to reject a $49 million proof of debt turned into...

Commencing proceedings in Court is an expensive process. The costs of that process can be a very real issue for...

The right to claim privilege over documents and communications is an important right which protects parties from an obligation to...

The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently handed down an important decision regarding the scope of “suspension clauses” in the...

“If a liquidator of a company wishes to bring a single proceeding to recover unfair preferences from multiple defendants, it...

When a secured creditor appoints an insolvency practitioner as the receiver of a company that has also been wound up...

This update concerns a significant new risk for tax agents, which is fortunately able to be minimised by implementing a...