Studies and reports about important issues in law, finance and insolvency
We have sent a comprehensive Submission to the Australian Senate Inquiry into Corporate Insolvency in Australia. To download the entire document, please click on the “Download” button above. Executive summary and recommendations. Australian corporate insolvency law is failing the small…
Transport companies must set themselves up right, identify their margins and seek advice on business support if they are to avoid insolvency.
People often underestimate how effective solicitors can be in enabling and supporting restructuring mechanisms for small and medium-sized businesses. The perception is that directors will first turn to accountants, insolvency practitioners and financial advisors before solicitors. Here we explain the role that solicitors can and should play in debt restructuring for insolvent businesses in Australia.
The new safe harbour from insolvent trading is the most significant change to corporate insolvency law since 1993.
The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) commenced on 30 January 2012 and with it revolutionised the validity, enforceability and priority of security interests in personal property. This whitepaper outlines the function of the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR), of which acts as a single “noticeboard” to the public of registered security interests in personal property.
There is a strong incentive for Australian residents to generate income in offshore havens and evade Australian income tax through secrecy.
This article considers the line between legal pre-pack arrangements and illegal phoenix activity for insolvent SMEs.
The print industry is hyper competitive and credit risk can become a bit like a game of Texas Hold’Em poker.
This article discusses how Credit Managers can use the new PPS Register to protect their company from unfair preference claims.
Why is credit application important? It is the contractual document that establishes your legal relationship with customers.
A series of articles to assist Credit Managers with techniques to obtain security from debtors to bolster debt recovery prospects.
This article aims to give credit managers an overview of how to obtain an effective personal guarantee and and some of the pitfalls…