14 May 2013 / Insolvency
Preserving the status quo: appointing provisional liquidators



30 April 2013 / Insolvency
When will the court order an inquiry into the conduct of receivers and managers?



15 April 2013 / Insolvency
Cash at bank: fixed or floating… and when to give it back



02 April 2013 / Insolvency
Assisting the aged: applying the “public interest” test to NCC Contracts



19 March 2013 / Insolvency
The meaning of independent advice



07 March 2013 / Insolvency
Power of directors to inspect books and records of company in receivership



20 February 2013 / Insolvency
FEG is the new GEERS



08 February 2013 / Insolvency
Administrator’s ability to limit liability



18 December 2012 / Insolvency
Insolvency Christmas Newsletter



27 November 2012 / Insolvency
Time to hit the pool!



14 November 2012 / Insolvency
Capital gains tax no longer certain for mortgagees?



30 October 2012 / Insolvency
High Court decision on Qantas GST liability – possible ramifications for insolvency practitioners



17 October 2012 / Insolvency
When two is company but three’s a crowd…



02 October 2012 / Insolvency
How to sue an insolvent company



21 September 2012 / Insolvency
Receivers win latest stoush in the Raine Square saga



05 September 2012 / Insolvency
How do you deal with unclaimed plant and equipment?



28 August 2012 / Insolvency
Jones, Saker, Weaver and Stewart (Liquidators), in the matter of Great Southern Limited (in liquidation) (receivers and managers appointed) [2012] FCA 807 (Great Southern)



07 August 2012 / Insolvency
Lessons for liquidators: section 588FF (3)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001



30 July 2012 / Insolvency
Changes to director penalty regime



11 July 2012 / Insolvency
Challenging a Liquidator’s entitlement to remuneration: In the matter of RMGA Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 678



03 July 2012 / Insolvency
Do receivers need to worry about the code of banking practice?



18 June 2012 / Insolvency
Guarantors who seek to avoid liability: unsigned guarantee documents



30 May 2012 / Insolvency
Georgiou Building Pty Ltd v Perrinepod Pty Ltd: Supreme Court decision on winding up orders made despite matters in dispute



14 May 2012 / Insolvency
Fair Work Ombudsman v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1176



01 May 2012 / Insolvency
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes



16 April 2012 / Insolvency
Priorities in respect of bank accounts of companies in receivership and under administration



03 April 2012 / Insolvency
ASIC website to publish corporate insolvency notices electronically



22 March 2012 / Insolvency
A rose by any other name: payments made on behalf of a debtor company can still be unfair preference payments: Kassem and Secatore v Commissioner of Taxation [2012] FCA 152



07 March 2012 / Insolvency
Court ordered remuneration: what will you receive[r]?



20 February 2012 / Insolvency
Red red wine – disclosure of assets in the bankruptcy context



06 February 2012 / Insolvency
Whose privilege is it anyway: the receivers’ or the company’s?



29 November 2011 / Insolvency
Christmas wishes from the Lavan Legal Recovery, Insolvency and Reconstruction Team



18 November 2011 / Insolvency
Section 447A cures all, again: National Australia Bank Ltd



01 November 2011 / Insolvency
A non-conforming deed and an ineffective proxy were not up to par



21 October 2011 / Insolvency
Apportionment of retrenchment payments



05 October 2011 / Insolvency
The End of the Road – Ariff Guilty



19 September 2011 / Insolvency
A warning to liquidators claiming remuneration – lessons learned from ASIC v Groundhog Developments Pty Ltd & Ors [2011]



08 August 2011 / Insolvency
Counting every dollar makes sense when issuing a bankruptcy notice



26 July 2011 / Insolvency
Re Colorado Group Ltd [2011] VSC 260 – one day you’re in fashion, the next you’re in administration



13 July 2011 / Insolvency
Extending the time to convene a second meeting of creditors



27 June 2011 / Insolvency
When should leave be granted under section 459S to oppose a winding up order on grounds which could have been relied upon in an application to set aside a statutory demand? - Ewen Stewart & Associates Pty Ltd v Blue Mountains Virtual Air Helitours Pty Ltd (2011) 29 ACLC



13 June 2011 / Insolvency
The dangers of lurking in the shadows: shadow director's liability for insolvent trading debts – Part II



02 June 2011 / Insolvency
Lanepoint winding up application to proceed



30 May 2011 / Insolvency
Confidentiality upheld for the benefit of liquidators



16 May 2011 / Insolvency
Liquidators’ distributions of shares in specie: ‘All’s well that ends well’



04 May 2011 / Insolvency
Leave under section 237: derivative actions in receiverships - the new black?



20 April 2011 / Insolvency
Receivers win first stoush in Raine Square Saga



11 April 2011 / Insolvency
Dealing with surplus proceeds



22 March 2011 / Insolvency
Courts still reluctant to advise on commercial merits



16 March 2011 / Insolvency
Litigation funders required to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL)



09 March 2011 / Insolvency
Curing defective appointments: section 447A



21 February 2011 / Insolvency
When are employee entitlements not 'due and payable'?



23 November 2010 / Insolvency
A step in the right direction: Notice to shareholders of The Duke Group's (in liq) surplus



08 November 2010 / Insolvency
Early deregistration of company for tax benefits – Emergen-X Pty Ltd (in liquidation)



25 October 2010 / Insolvency
Rewards unevenly distributed



11 October 2010 / Insolvency
Octaviar: back to normality



28 September 2010 / Insolvency
New framework for insolvency practitioners: the Senate's recommendations



06 September 2010 / Insolvency
Breach of confidentiality undertaking gives rise to the appointment of receivers and managers



17 August 2010 / Insolvency
Court endorses liquidator's summons to receiver - Lamb (in his capacity as Liquidator of Redcastle Estate Pty Ltd) v Mentha [2010] FCA 695



19 July 2010 / Insolvency
Disputed debts in winding-up applications



05 July 2010 / Insolvency
The Court's power to set aside a DOCA that has been fully effectuated then terminated



21 June 2010 / Insolvency
Pooling arrangements for companies under administration



08 June 2010 / Insolvency
Shareholders locked out of external administrations: Sons of Gwalia overcome by key amendments



25 May 2010 / Insolvency
When 'Administrator' includes 'Liquidator' – ITC Ltd v Timbercorp Ltd (In Liq)



10 May 2010 / Insolvency
St George Bank v Perpetual Nominees



03 May 2010 / Insolvency
Beware inadequate investigations!



12 April 2010 / Insolvency
The dangers of lurking in the shadows: shadow director's liability for insolvent trading debts



29 March 2010 / Insolvency
File it now, figure it out later...



16 March 2010 / Insolvency
'I don't want to be a director: I just want to control the company'



03 March 2010 / Insolvency
Snelgrove v Great Southern Managers Australia Limited (In liq) (Receiver and Manager Appointed) [2010] WASC 51



15 February 2010 / Insolvency
Corporate Insolvency Reforms



02 February 2010 / Insolvency
Insolvent Trading: A safe harbour for reorganisation outside of external administration



15 December 2009 / Insolvency
Returning 'cap' in hand: Section 449E(2) review by the Court of an administrator's remuneration



27 November 2009 / Insolvency
New personal property security legislation



17 November 2009 / Insolvency
ASIC responds to Brookfield Multiplex Decision



03 November 2009 / Insolvency
The future of class action litigation funding in doubt



19 October 2009 / Insolvency
Better late than never! Re Brookfield Multiplex Capital Management Ltd



05 October 2009 / Insolvency
Re Octaviar Ltd (No 7) [2009] QCA 282 - Octaviar overturned on appeal



22 September 2009 / Insolvency
'Subject to deed of company arrangement'- Deal with it.



07 September 2009 / Insolvency
Administrators, receivers, managers and liquidators: New obligations imposed on 'hoteliers' in relation to the care of patrons



01 September 2009 / Insolvency
Take a number and get in line!



17 August 2009 / Insolvency
Appointment of administrator fails to put brakes on winding up application



03 August 2009 / Insolvency
Mortgagees: Recent extension of the duty to act in good faith in selling mortgaged property.



20 July 2009 / Insolvency
Timbercorp Securities Limited v Plantation Land Limited



08 July 2009 / Insolvency
Attempt at Vote Stacking Comes Undone



25 June 2009 / Insolvency
To vote or not to vote - a chairperson's obligation to consider the Code



08 June 2009 / Insolvency
Creditors' Trust Deeds - Legislation Required?



26 May 2009 / Insolvency
Administrator's Equitable Lien vs Secured Creditor's Prior Fixed Charge - Which trumps which?



12 May 2009 / Insolvency
Can litigation funding arrangements constitute managed investment schemes?



29 April 2009 / Insolvency
Extending the time period for the recovery of preferential payments



14 April 2009 / Insolvency
Re Octaviar Ltd; Re Octaviar Administration P/L [2009] QSC 37



31 March 2009 / Insolvency
Is terminating the Administrator possible?



18 March 2009 / Insolvency
ACCC's recent decision relaxes Competition Law in relation to acquiring assets of 'failing companies'



04 March 2009 / Insolvency
Priority given to employees tempered against interests of general creditors and survival of the company



17 February 2009 / Insolvency
Appointment of voluntary administrator adjourns winding up application?



02 February 2009 / Insolvency
Improper purpose? I don't think so!



02 February 2009 / Insolvency
Court intervenes to validate appointment of administrator failing a quorum of directors