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Standing to seek winding up order

December 18, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

The NSW Court of Appeal has recently discussed the standing rules for applicants seeking a winding up order in Treadtel International Pty Ltd v Cocco [2016] NSWCA 360. This decision […]

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Liquidation

Treasury releases discussion paper

May 2, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

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 […]

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Law reform, Restructuring, Voluntary administration

A call for another Harmer Report

April 22, 2016by Jason Harris 3 Comments

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, […]

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Law reform

Planet Platinum-invalid VA appointments

April 17, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

The decision in ASIC v Planet Platinum Ltd (in liq)  [2016] VSC 120 (1 April 2016) raises interesting issues relating to the duties of administrators to confirm the validity of […]

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Voluntary administration

Could Arrium be the next Bell Group?

April 6, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

News broke yesterday of the banks rejecting Arrium’s rescue package proposed by GSO Capital Partners that would have involved the banks taking a big haircut on their reportedly unsecured loans. […]

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Voluntary administration

Summary of UK pre-pack laws

April 4, 2016by Jason Harris 2 Comments

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 […]

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Foreign insolvency, Law reform, Pre-packs, Restructuring, Voluntary administration

New article on share issues during VA

March 31, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

I’ve just published an article on using share issues to dilute minority shareholders using a loan to own strategy in the ARITA journal out this month.

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Voluntary administration

Playing both sides-CDS and restructuring

March 31, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

The traditional theory of corporate debt restructuring is based on the notion that major creditors want to protect their loans and will support a restructuring plan that saves the business […]

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Restructuring

A guide to US Chapter 15

March 30, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

A new article from attorneys at Latham and Watkins in the US provides a detailed exposition of the current law on Ch 15 proceedings. This will be useful for Australian […]

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Cross border insolvency, Foreign insolvency

Private equity and bankruptcy

March 27, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

The Ch 11 of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Inc has raised questions regarding the conduct of private equity firms prior to its bankruptcy filing in echoes of the current debate […]

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Foreign insolvency, US Chapter 11

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