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In March 2020, the Australian Government introduced a suite of changes to the federal insolvency and bankruptcy laws in response to the economic impact of COVID-19. These measures were initially implemented for a six-month period and included increas...
In Greenaway v Prestige Helicopters Pty Ltd [2020] WADC 159 the appellant sought to argue, amongst other things, that an uninsured working director can still nonetheless claim compensation from a “principal” pursuant to section 175(1) of ...
The NSW Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Perisher Blue, characterising skiing as a ‘dangerous recreational activity’ for the purposes of section 5L of the Civil Liability Act 2005 (NSW) (CLA). This joins a plethora of recent cases tha...
The NSW Court of Appeal has recently dealt with the issue of whether leave should be granted to allow proceedings to continue to final orders in a situation where administrators were appointed after publication of the Court's reasons, but before fina...
In the judgment of In the matter of Order of AHEPA NSW Incorporated [2020] NSWSC 1626, the NSW Supreme Court has provided helpful guidance to administrators as to whether the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) (IPSC...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia against AA Machinery Pty Ltd (trading as Agrison), alleging breaches of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) was recently successful in its action against Oscar Wylee Pty Ltd (Oscar Wylee), with the Federal Court ordering a $3.5 million penalty for its contraventions...
On 19 November 2020, the ACCC commenced Federal Court proceedings against Australasian Food Group Pty Ltd, trading as Peters Ice Cream (Peters), alleging it engaged in conduct in contravention of section 47(1) of the Competition ...
When a person becomes a bankrupt, they are legally obliged to fill out and submit a statement of affairs to their trustee in bankruptcy, for the purpose of disclosing all of the bankrupt's assets, liabilities and recent transactions. This is designed...