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The federal government has recently established a “Phoenix Hotline” to allow members of the community (particularly creditors, employees and competitors) to report phoenix activity to the ATO, which may trigger an investigation into dishonest directo...
The decision in Donau Pty Limited (formerly Forgacs Engineering Pty Ltd) v ASC AWD Shipbuilder Pty Limited (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1589 (Donau v ASC) is a timely reminder of the limitations of an Offer of Compromise in affording a succes...
The last few years have seen the Commonwealth increasingly crack down on misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee, or FEG, program. The cases that have resulted have led to various disputes in insolvency law about the priorities of different credito...
Prior to March 2017, any right to sue that comprised an asset of a bankrupt’s estate could only be litigated by the trustee of the bankrupt. The inability of a trustee to assign a bankrupt’s cause of action resulted in many such actions not being lit...
In our previous article we discussed how the amendments set out in Farm Debt Mediation Amendment Bill 2018 (NSW) (the Amendments) wi...
The European Union (EU) has introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR introduces a new set of rules around data processing and privacy. The rules are fairly prescriptive, and apply broadly to...
One would assume that people would think twice before using Pokémon’s jealously guarded characters without Pokémon’s permission. However, as seen in the recent case of Pokémon Company International, Inc v Redbubble Ltd [2017] FCA 1541, some ...
The High Court will consider the validity of “holding” deed of company arrangements (commonly known as “holding DOCAs”) under the Part 5.3A of the Corporations Act (the Act). Holding DOCAs have bee...
A brief look at decisions involving termination of employment for conduct involving social media reveals that employers often take swift disciplinary action following what they consider to be inappropriate conduct on social media by an employee. Howe...