
Insolvency Law Journal update: Vol 24 Pt 2
The latest Part of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “Illegal phoenix activity: Quantifying its incidence and cost” – Helen Anderson, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh; “Unfair preferences: Putting an end to the peak indebtedness ‘rule’” – Stephen Russell and Sean Russell; and “The Australian Taxation Office – what role does it play in anti-phoenix activity?” – Colin Anderson, Jennifer Dickfos and Catherine Brown. It also contains and Editorial and the following section notes: Recent Developments: “The appointment of voluntary administrators, their conduct, and aspects of insolvency” – Dr David Morrison; Report from New Zealand: “Voidable transactions: recent developments” – Lynne Taylor; and a Book Review: “Cross-border Insolvency Law” – Stewart Maiden.
Insolvency Law Journal update: Vol 24 Pt 1
The latest Part of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “Turning to Chapter 11 to foster corporate rescue in Australia” – Ahmed Terzic; “Corporate rescue in the United Kingdom: Past, present and future reforms” – Paul J Omar and Jennifer Gant; and “Does CIP remuneration provide value for money?” – Jennifer Dickfos; and the following section notes: Recent Developments: “Maritime law and insolvency law: averting collisions?” – Scott Butler, Rosalind Mason and Michael Murray; “Forging or shaping the fundamentals around the PPSA in Australia?” – David Morrison; and Report from New Zealand: “Consumer repossession reform in New Zealand” – Sascha Mueller.
Insolvency Law Journal update: December 2015
The latest Part of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “Financial counselling and the self-represented debtor in the Federal Circuit Court bankruptcy list: An analysis of a recent pilot service” – Paul Ali, Lucinda O’Brien and Ian Ramsay; and “Deeds of company arrangement and secured creditors” – David Morrison; and the following section notes: Recent Developments: “Never mind the law: Just hurry up and collect more tax! the ATO persists with unnecessary litigation” – David Morrison; Report from New Zealand: “Recent personal insolvency decisions” – Lynne Taylor; and a Book Review: “Insolvent Investments” – review by Michael Murray and Jason Harris.
Insolvency Law Journal update: November 2015
The latest Part of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “Raiders of the secured asset: The doctrinal rationalisation for the liquidator’s lien or charge over a secured asset post-Stewart v Atco” – Nicholas A Tiverios; and “The conundrum of phoenix activity: Is further reform necessary?” – Anne Matthew; and the following section notes: Recent Developments: “Corporate sureties surely risky” – Paulina Fishman; “Floundering around the phoenix: Is it possible to use court proceedings effectively?” – David Morrison; and Report from New Zealand: “Determining the start date of the single transaction calculation under s 292(4B) of the Companies Act 1993 (NZ) and s 588FA of the Corporations Act (Cth)” – Lynne Taylor.
Insolvency Law Journal update: July 2015
The latest Part of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “How does s 588FA apply to the granting of a security interest over an unsecured debt?” – Peter Sise; and “External administration in corporate insolvency and reorganisation: The insider alternative” – Larelle Chapple and James Routledge; and the following section notes: Recent Developments: “Barriers to entry and exit for Australian businesses: The solvency impact of disruption” – David Morrison; and Report from New Zealand: “Supreme Court clarifies meaning of “value” in the defence against insolvent transaction claims – Allied Concrete Ltd v Meltzer and Hayward as Liquidators of Window Holdings Ltd (in liq)” – Trish Keeper.
Insolvency Law Journal update: May 2015
The latest Part of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “Global rules on conflict-of-laws matters in international insolvency cases: An Australian perspective” – Mark Wellard and Rosalind Mason; and “The Willmott Forests decision: Changes to the corporate insolvency regime?” – Jonathan Ballo. Also in this Part is a Recent Developments section and a Report from New Zealand.
Insolvency Law Journal update: December 2014
The last Part for Volume 22 of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “On the brink: Creditors as shadow directors when dealing with debtors approaching insolvency” – John R Anderson; and “Mind the insolvency gap: Lessons to be learned from audit expectations gap theory” – Colin Anderson and Catherine Brown. There is also a Recent Developments section and a Report from New Zealand.
Insolvency Law Journal update: June 2014
The latest Part of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “How to achieve a win for property owners and lessors – enforcing rights of possession under Pt 5.3A of the Corporations Act and relief against forfeiture” – Natalie Byrne; “Section 588FA, Burness, and Kassem: When are payments by third parties preferential?” – Jim Hartley; and “The enforcement of foreign judgments in avoidance proceedings in insolvency” – Joshua Kelly. There is also a Recent Developments section and a Report from New Zealand.
Insolvency Law Journal update: March 2014
The latest Part of the Insolvency Law Journal includes the following articles: “Protecting the prepaying buyer of goods from the seller’s insolvency” – Dr Rasiah Gengatharen; “Vesting of personal property in insolvency under the PPSA” – Matthew Broderick and David Morrison; and the following sections: “Recent Developments: Treatment of costs of litigation in liquidation and bankruptcy” – Dr Oren Bigos; and “Report from New Zealand: Recent decisions under the Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (NZ)” – Lynne Taylor.