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222ALA Agreement not specific enough
June 2007
A Bankrupt is not locked into living in Australia
February 2012
A Complicated Affair
April 2010
A Good Deed?
July 2010
A new take on skimming
February 2011
A Tale of Three Properties
January 2012
A warning about digital copiers
August 2010
Advance Fee Frauds
December 2010
Advertising in Bankruptcy
September 2010
Advisors - Aiding & Abetting and Getting Paid - Part 1
January 2007
Advisors - Aiding & Abetting and Getting Paid - Part 2
February 2008
Advisors - Aiding & Abetting and Getting Paid - Part 3
March 2008
After Acquired Property - An Update
November 2009
After-Acquired Property
October 2009
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
May 2010
Am I liable for the company Tax?
May 2011
An Update on the right to Set Off claims
November 2008
Annulments and Interest
June 2008
Annulments through joint estates
November 2010
Another day in the life ..
September 2009
Another Storm on the horizon?
February 2011
Anti-deprivation or modern legislation?
February 2012
Application of Funds on Failure of a Deed of Company Arrangement
June 2007
ARC on Costs Orders and Surpluses?
July 2007
Around Worrells - May 2012
April 2012
Asset Financing and Insolvency - Part One
April 2009
Asset Financing and Insolvency – Part Three
June 2009
Asset Financing and Insolvency – Part Two
May 2009
Asset Protection Checklist
January 2009
Asset Protection Structures Exposed Under PPS Act
January 2012
ATO and 260-5 Notices
August 2008
ATO creditor claims in annulments
October 2009
ATO Garnishee Notices
June 2011
Bankrupt Loses Protection
April 2012
Bankruptcies Up - Part X's Down
March 2007
Bankruptcy proceedings and the Family Law Act
July 2009
Bankruptcy, Dead or Alive
January 2012
Bankruptcy, Self Managed Superannuation Funds and the Loss of Control
September 2009
Billing Schemes
September 2010
Businesses need a sensible debt collection policy
March 2011
Casting Votes under Scrutiny
May 2008
Caveatable interests
February 2010
Changes from the Budget
June 2011
Claims - The other side of the fence
April 2012
Commissioner entitled to be indemnified for costs of liquidator
February 2009
Common Threads - Part 1
June 2010
Common Threads - Part 2 - No one in charge
July 2010
Common Threads - Part 3 - A failure to innovate
August 2010
Common Threads - Part 4 - The ‘Bowerbird’ Manager
September 2010
Common Threads - Part 5 - Over and Under Specialisation
October 2010
Companies acting as trustees of trading trusts
November 2009
Compound Accounts - Re:Worrells (2010) FCA
October 2010
Compromising debts and Voting at Meetings
February 2010
Considering Actions in Non-Funded Estates
October 2008
Consumer Debtors and Part X
June 2011
Continuing Business Relationships
April 2009
Contributions from a Bankrupt's Income - Part 1
June 2007
Contributions from a Bankrupt's Income - Part 2
July 2007
Contributions from a Bankrupt's Income - Part 3
January 2012
Corporate Insolvency Law Reform - Employee Entitlements
March 2007
Corruption Schemes
October 2010
Costs Orders and Provable Debts
September 2008
Court bans liquidator for life
September 2009
Creditors taking action for insolvent trading
November 2010
Criminal Insolvent Trading
February 2011
De Facto Relationships & Bankruptcy
September 2007
Dealing with Real Property after Discharge
January 2012
Deed Administrator’s consent must be obtained for any Variation in a Deed of Company Arrangement
June 2011
Deemed Insolvency
March 2011
Defenses against Insolvent Trading Rejected
July 2008
Director Convicted of Insolvent Trading
January 2012
Director penalty liability: ATO Decision Impact Statement
September 2007
Director Penalty Notice – you have just been served and don’t even know it!
January 2012
Director Penalty Notices - Changes on the way
April 2010
Director Penalty Notices Revisited
October 2010
Directors on Notice
May 2012
Director's Penalty Notice Legislation - Withdrawn!
January 2012
Director's Responsibilities Ignored
December 2008
Division 7A and forgiven debts – a practical perspective
September 2010
Don’t Sign Anything Until …
June 2010
DPN's - When does the 14 days start?
May 2008
Draft Bill to combat phoenix activity released
January 2012
Draft Bill to stimulate the ability of former employees to claim entitlements
January 2012
Duty to prevent insolvent trading: Guide for Directors
September 2010
Eligible Applicants for Public Examinations
June 2008
Employee Entitlements: Priority or Not?
April 2007
Employers, Employees and Workcover
March 2009
Extension of time applications
July 2011
Failed Investment Schemes - The Blame Game - Part 1
September 2007
Failed Investment Schemes - The Blame Game - Part 2
October 2007
Failed Investment Schemes - The Blame Game - Part 3
November 2007
Failed Investment Schemes - The Blame Game - Part 4
December 2007
Formal or Informal Arrangements?
February 2008
Four Lessons - Four: Whose job is that? - Maintaining proper business controls
September 2009
Four Lessons - One: Collect Your Money
June 2009
Four Lessons - Three: Indigestion kills as fast as Starvation
August 2009
Four Lessons - Two: Build it, and they may not necessarily come!
July 2009
General Employee Entitlements Redundancy Scheme Revisited
May 2010
Get a degree fast
March 2011
Getting Out of Bankruptcy Early
February 2011
Going to the Third Umpire - Part 1
July 2008
Going to the Third Umpire - Part 2
August 2008
Going to the Third Umpire - Part 3
September 2008
Government’s Stimulus Package: Income or after-acquired property?
May 2009
Guarantees
March 2011
Hiding Frauds by Lapping
May 2010
Holding Company liable for subsidiaries insolvent trading
July 2010
I am a co-owner. Can they sell my house?
June 2009
I am From the Government and I am Here to Help You
January 2012
I.T.S.A.’s Share in Bankrupt Estates
January 2012
Ignoring the ATO
July 2010
Income and After Acquired Property
August 2009
Income Assessments in Bankrupt Estates
December 2010
Indicators of Deception
February 2012
Indicators of Solvency - Part 1 - Introduction
April 2008
Indicators of Solvency - Part 2 - Financial Statement Indicators
May 2008
Indicators of Solvency - Part 3 - Cash Flow Indicators
June 2008
Indicators of Solvency - Part 4 - Creditor Relationship Indicators
July 2008
Insolvency Law Reform - Insolvent Trading
March 2010
Insolvency Reform - Employee Entitlements
February 2008
Insolvency Reforms - Voluntary Administrations
December 2007
Insolvents Super can be at Risk.
January 2012
Internal controls and the Safety of Money
April 2012
International assets realised by Trustee in Bankruptcy
April 2012
Inventory Fraud
May 2011
Is It Worth It?
January 2012
Is there anything worse than bankruptcy?
June 2010
It’s a matter of Trust
April 2011
It's a question of value!
June 2007
Joint or Several Estates?
December 2008
Landlord and Practitioner Rights
August 2010
Late consideration may not be effective
August 2007
Leasing Frauds Revisited
November 2010
Legislation Highlighted - 443B Payments for property used
March 2007
Legislation Highlighted - 588FA(2) - Secured Creditors and Preferences
November 2007
Legislation Highlighted - 588FDA - Unreasonable Director Related Transactions
December 2007
Legislation Highlighted - Committees Part 1 - Introduction
July 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Committees Part 2 - Deeds of Company Arrangement
May 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Committees Part 3 - Liquidations
June 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Committees Part 4 - Personal Insolvency
July 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Definition of Director
October 2007
Legislation Highlighted - Regulation 6.21 Minimum Amount of Dividend
June 2007
Legislation Highlighted - Section 109 BA - Priority Payments
October 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Section 116(2) - The exemption of Motor Vehicles
May 2009
Legislation Highlighted - Section 128B BA - Void Transfers to Superannuation Funds
November 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Section 141 Joint and Separate Dividends
April 2007
Legislation Highlighted - Section 153(2)(c) - Release of Child Support Debts
February 2009
Legislation Highlighted - Section 18 Bills of Sale and Other Instruments Act
February 2007
Legislation Highlighted - Section 29 - Courts to help each other
March 2009
Legislation Highlighted - Section 553C Corporations Act - Set-Offs
February 2010
Legislation Highlighted - Section 588FGA - Director's Liability
February 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Section 588FH - Related Party Preferences
August 2007
Legislation Highlighted - Section 59 Subsequent Bankruptcies
May 2007
Legislation Highlighted - Section 596AC - Person to compensate for loss
March 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Sections 600A - Resolutions and Related Parties
August 2008
Legislation Highlighted - Sections 600B and 600C - Resolutions and Casting Votes
September 2008
Liquidated Company in Hot Water over Energy Certificates
February 2012
Liquidator’s requirement to lodge Tax Returns
September 2009
Liquidators Accounts are Not Audited
January 2012
Living in a fool’s paradise
January 2012
Marriages & Bankruptcy
August 2009
Members Voluntary Liquidations – A little used art?
April 2011
Mortgagee's Rights Upheld
March 2008
Never "Never say Never"
July 2011
Not-So-Obvious Indicators of Insolvency
March 2010
Outstanding Income Tax Returns Won’t Delay Dividend
January 2012
Part X's - The Owner's Manual
April 2007
Past Consideration is generally not Good Consideration
December 2008
Persistency and Patience pays Dividends
June 2009
Personal Injury Claims and Bankruptcy
January 2012
Personal Insolvency - Multiple Estates for an Individual at One Time
July 2007
Phoenix Companies Vs Sales of Businesses
September 2008
Plant & Equipment or Fixtures & Fittings?
September 2008
PM Developments and the proposed amendments
March 2009
Practical Problems Collecting Debts
January 2012
Practical signs your business is in trouble - Part 1
April 2010
Practical signs your business is in trouble - Part 2
May 2010
Preserving the Status Quo
July 2007
Proof of Debts – Part One
January 2012
Proof of Debts – Part Three
January 2012
Proof of Debts – Part Two
January 2012
Property Investment Shortfalls
January 2012
Proposed Amendments to the Bankruptcy Act - Period of Bankruptcy
July 2009
Public Examinations - Part 1
March 2007
Public Examinations - Part 2
April 2007
Public Examinations - Part 3
May 2007
Purchase Money Security
November 2009
Quorums and Quorums
December 2010
Receivers, Liquidators and Employee Entitlements
June 2011
Registered Securities and Employee Entitlements
June 2007
Rejecting Proofs of Debt
October 2007
Release of Draft Legislation - GST and PM Developments
August 2009
Relief from Insolvent Trading Liability
July 2010
Repayment Arrangements Revisited
November 2010
Retentions of Title - Part One
October 2008
Retentions of Title - Part Two
November 2008
Revesting of Property - Now Active
May 2009
Risk Management Guide – Part 1
August 2009
Risk Management Guide – Part 2
September 2009
Risk Management Guide – Part 3
October 2009
Risk Management Guide – Part 4
November 2009
Risk Management Guide – Part 5
December 2009
Section 50 Bankruptcy Act - Control before Sequestration
May 2010
Section 73 Annulments and Releases from Debts
January 2012
Secured Creditors voting in a Liquidation
September 2008
Securing Your Investment
April 2011
Set-Offs: When are they available?
January 2012
Sex in Fraud
August 2010
Solicitor ‘involved’ in Phoenix Activity
October 2009
Statutory Demands and Debts
December 2007
Statutory Demands and Genuine Disputes
October 2008
Statutory Limitations on Liquidators
July 2009
Statutory limitations on Liquidators' Powers - Should they be adjusted?
November 2008
Stuart Ariff of Stuart Ariff Insolvency Administrators found guilty of fraud
January 2012
Suggested "improvements" to the VA Process
July 2010
Superannuation and Investment Fraud
January 2012
Superannuation Claims in Insolvency
July 2011
Taking the "Family" out of Family Business
April 2011
Tax Debts and Insolvent Trading Claims
August 2008
Tax Laws Amendment (Transfer of Provisions) Bill 2010
July 2010
The ATO Annual Report Discloses a Substantial Increase in Insolvency Debt and Action
January 2012
The Doctrine of Exoneration – Who gets the benefit?
May 2011
The effect of Bankruptcy on Proceedings
November 2007
The emergence of the 5th Major Bank?
November 2009
The Flood Fallout Continues …
January 2012
The High Court's decision in Sons of Gwalia
April 2007
The Majority Rules - Sometimes
February 2010
The option to indemnify continues; a review of HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Tumut River Orchard Management (In Liquidation)
January 2012
The Power to Examine Upheld, Clarity for Receivers and Mortgagees
April 2012
The Price of Burying your Head in the Sand is.....?
April 2012
The protection of Superannuation while it is Superannuation
January 2012
The Queensland Payments Act
March 2007
The Sons of Gwalia decision confirmed
March 2009
The Stake Man gets off
March 2010
The Taxman Cometh
February 2012
The timing of preferences
May 2008
The Winding Up of Storm Financial
July 2009
Timing Issues - Have you been served?
September 2007
Timing Issues - Have you been served?
September 2007
To Insure or Not to Insure
May 2011
Trading Voluntary Administrations
July 2011
Trustees holding property and waiting for price increases
April 2008
Unregistered securities – priorities beware
September 2010
Unwinding a Winding Up
September 2007
Using a Deed of Company Arrangement to support legal action
April 2012
Virtual Meetings in Corporate Administrations?
April 2010
Voluntary deregistration of companies and Director Penalty Notices – BEWARE!!!!
April 2011
Voting and Surrender of Security
March 2010
Voting at Corporate Meetings gets a facelift
March 2008
Voting at Creditors Meetings
April 2012
Waiting for the next bubble
June 2010
Was Madoff Front Running?
June 2010
What could go wrong?
May 2010
What happens when a member of a Self Managed Super Fund becomes bankrupt?
January 2012
What makes a good Section 73 Proposal?
February 2007
'What Went Wrong'
January 2012
What's in a Name?
January 2010
When can I make a voluntary appointment?
October 2010
When does a Personal Insolvency Agreement End?
April 2012
When liquidators refuse to litigate
April 2012
When Preserving the Status Quo Is Not Enough
August 2007
Where there’s a Will there’s a Way – and a Relative
January 2012
Who can change the Trustee of a Trust?
December 2007
Who can prove for Superannuation Contributions?
December 2009
Who like a scary story?
March 2010
Whose mortgage is it anyway? - The Doctrine of Exoneration
May 2007
Whose Tax Refund Is It?
May 2011
Winding up an incorporated association
November 2008
WorkChoices – Who’s covered and who’s not? - Part 1
September 2007
WorkChoices – Who’s covered and who’s not? - Part 2
October 2007
WorkChoices – Who’s covered and who’s not? - Part 3
November 2007
You really should pay some attention
January 2012
You went broke because you did not spend enough money
December 2010
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