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September 23, 2016

Directors and advisers can be sued for a company’s wrongdoing – Fair Work and third-party liability

In a first of its kind, the Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced proceedings against an accounting firm for their involvement in contraventions of workplace laws committed by […]

September 23, 2016

Accounting firm sued for its client’s wrongdoing – Fair Work and third-party liability

In a first of its kind, the Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced proceedings against an accounting firm for its involvement in contraventions of workplace laws committed […]

April 7, 2016

Shorter Bankruptcies to Save the Economy? ARITA concedes that the Government’s proposed Insolvency Reform could leave the system open to rorting

Welcome to the Ideas Boom reads the tagline for the Commonwealth Government’s National Innovation & Science Agenda’s webpage. Under the heading Insolvency Law Reform the reasons behind the proposed […]

March 15, 2016

A New Resolution at the First meeting of Creditors under Administration

Hancock, in the matter of Tarleton & Peters Pty Limited (Administrator Appointed) [2015] FCA 1058 (24 September 2015) and Hancock, in the matter of Tarleton & Peters Pty […]

March 15, 2016

The effect of section 560 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth); obtaining priority as a creditor

When can a person (possibly a director or shareholder) of a company in liquidation obtain priority status as a creditor for loans to the company? Section […]