The PJC hearing 13 December 2022
Michael Murray and I appeared before the PJC yesterday to discuss our submission to their inquiry into Corporate Insolvency Law. You can find a recording of our evidence here (starting […]
Category Archives: Law reform
An empirical study of voluntary administration
This year I finished my PhD (after 10 years of study!) which looked at whether voluntary administration provides an optimal regime for corporate rescue in Australia. I undertook empirical analysis […]
A new inquiry into corporate insolvency
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has today announced a new inquiry into corporate insolvency law. Submissions are due by the end of November 2022. The terms […]
My appearance on Creditors’ Bargain Podcast
I was delighted to appear on the Creditors’ Bargain Podcast, hosted by Akshaya Kamalnath from ANU. We talked about my PhD studies on voluntary administration, as well as small business […]
Rethinking Insolvency Law
Michael Murray and I recently presented at a roundtable discussion for the Australian Academy of Law and the Ross Parsons Centre for Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law at Sydney Law […]
Comparing the start of Parts 5.3A and 5.3B
I recently searched ASIC’s insolvency notices website for notices of appointment for the new small business restructuring procedure in Part 5.3B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). This revealed 8 […]
A critique of recent insolvency reforms
Here is a recording of the webinar that Michael Murray and I gave recently for ERA Legal where we discuss recent insolvency reforms, including safe harbour and small business restructuring. […]
Podcast: Talking Insolvency Ep 2
The second episode of Talking Insolvency is now available. In this episode, John, David and I discuss the role of government in insolvency in Australia and the UK. I’ve set […]
Early guidance on safe harbour: zombie companies need not apply
The safe harbour against insolvent trading liability for directors has been in place since 19 September 2017.1 It was introduced to provide directors with an incentive to try to save their […]
Talking Insolvency
With all of the law reform initiatives announced recently I’ve been giving a few seminars and webinars on different aspects of insolvency law. While I enjoy doing this (if you’d […]
Australian Insolvency Law 