Jennifer Ball
Clayton Utz
Articles
To vest the security interest or not to vest the security interest after a restructuring?
Australia - December 10 2020 Companies post-restructuring are not subject to the rules protecting creditors of insolvent companies in section 588FL of the Corporations Act 2001…
Insolvency reforms: Corporate Insolvency Reforms Bill raises more questions than it answers
Australia - November 16 2020 There remain a number of issues in the proposed insolvency reforms that need careful deliberation, particularly where the Regulations have yet to be…
Major shake-up of restructuring laws for small business: great in theory, but more information please
Australia - October 1 2020 The new debtor-in-possession model for small business restructuring is aimed at allowing viable small businesses to seize the initiative to quickly…
An impending flood of formal insolvencies or a continued decline?
Australia - August 31 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated Lock downs have led to a global economic slowdown, and Australia has been no exception. GDP fell by 0.3% in…
High Court confirms influence, not job title, the key to Corporations Act liability as director or officer
Australia - April 1 2020 The CEO and other senior executives of a parent company to a corporate group often do not sit on a group subsidiary board, and have no formal…
