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: SME
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SME insolvency reform video
Here is a video of my presentation on SME insolvency reform from a seminar that I gave at the Sydney office of Hunt & Hunt on 21 October 2020. I’d […]
Submission to Treasury Consultation on SME Restructuring
Here is a copy of my submission in response to the Treasury ‘Insolvency Reforms to support small business’ that I submitted yesterday.
Australian Insolvency Law 