Michael Arthur
Chapman Tripp
Articles
Directors' private information safe from liquidators
New Zealand - December 4 2017 Liquidators cannot examine directors to obtain private financial information on which to judge their worth as prospective defendants. This position…
Insolvency Practitioners Bill adopted by new government
New Zealand - November 15 2017 Despite initial uncertainty, the Insolvency Practitioners Bill has been picked up by the new government. It will be amended by Supplementary Order…
Have set off rights been restricted by the PPSA without anyone noticing?
Australia, New Zealand - October 9 2017 A recent Western Australia decision in the receivership and liquidation of a construction company may have overturned the hitherto accepted view that…
Brian Clayton, Hamish Foote, Michael Harper, John McKay, Edward Scorgie
Supreme Court clarifies solvency test
New Zealand - August 9 2017 The Supreme Court this week provided clarification on the extent to which a disputed damages claim should be taken into account when deciding whether…
Voidable transactions and Ponzi schemes - the Supreme Court’s ruling
New Zealand - July 7 2017 The Supreme Court’s decision in McIntosh v Fisk has confirmed how the courts will deal with claw back claims under the voidable transactions regime in…
