
Dancing Behind the (Corporate) Veil
“Corporate structures are a haven for those seeking to minimise payment of employee entitlements, and the mechanisms are diverse,” writes Professor Helen Anderson in the current issue of the Company and Securities Law Journal (Vol 36 Pt 7). In “Piercing the Corporate Veil to Reach the Money for Employees: Why, How and Where to Next?”, ...more
Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 35 Pt 4
The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following articles: “Litigation Funding and Liquidators – The New Zealand Court of Appeal Takes a Permissive Approach” – Victoria Stace; “Who Bears the Burden for Business Losses: To What Extent Are Liability Issues of Business Structures Taught in Australian Accounting Degrees?” – Dale Boccabella and Dr Brett Freudenberg; “Whistleblowing Reforms: A Critical Analysis of the Current Law and the New “Bells and Whistles” Proposed” – Jim Apollo Mathiopoulos, Katrina Hogan and Jean Jacques du Plessis; Corporate Insolvency – Helen Anderson: “No “Silver Bullet”: A Multifaceted Approach to Curbing Harmful Phoenix Activity” – by Jasper Hedges, Helen Anderson, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh.
Company and Securities Law Journal update: Vol 35 Pt 3
The latest Part of the Company and Securities Law Journal includes the following articles: “Keeping Good Company in the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy? An Evaluation of Climate Risk Disclosure Practices in Australia” – Anita Foerster, Jacqueline Peel, Hari Osofsky and Brett McDonnell; “Illegal Phoenix Activity: Is a ‘Phoenix Prohibition’ the Solution?” – Helen Anderson, Jasper Hedges, Ian Ramsay and Michelle Welsh; Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility – Jean du Plessis: “Recent Developments in Corporate Liability for Insider Trading: ASIC v Hochtief AG” – Juliette Overland.
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: 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.