ILRA: Show Cause Notice
The Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) introduces a new power for personal and corporate insolvency regulators: the show cause notice. This note explains the scope and potential consequences of this […]
Category Archives: Law reform
Insolvency Law Reform Act
The first stage of the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) started on 1 March 2017, with the second and final stage due to commence on 1 September 2017. This […]
Treasury releases discussion paper
The Government’s Innovation Statement issued on 7 December 2015 adopted 3 recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s report ‘Business Set-Up, Transfer and Closure’ (released on the same day) aimed at promoting […]
A call for another Harmer Report
Michael Murray and I launched the 9th edition of Keay’s Insolvency last Monday night. The launch was hosted by leading international insolvency and restructuring firm Ferrier Hodgson. At the launch, […]
Summary of UK pre-pack laws
One of the many discussion points in Australian insolvency circles concerns the use of pre-pack arrangements. A recent report prepared for the British parliament gives an up-to-date summary of the […]
