Buddle Findlay | Australia, New Zealand | 7 Dec 2017
It is hard to think of any medico-legal issue that attracts as much controversy as assisted dying. Whether, and in what circumstances, people should…
Buddle Findlay | Australia | 29 Jun 2017
The Supreme Court of Victoria has recently considered whether trust property is subject to the priority regime provided for in section 556 of the…
Buddle Findlay | Australia | 13 Dec 2016
In State of Victoria v Goulburn Administration Services (In Liquidation) & Ors [2016] VSC 654, the Victoria Supreme Court appointed two partners of…
Buddle Findlay | Australia | 30 Jun 2016
In Australian Securities & Investment Commission v Planet Platinum Ltd [2016] VSC 120, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)…
Buddle Findlay | Australia, New Zealand | 13 Dec 2013
In our September 2012 insolvency update, we reported on Re Willmott Forests Ltd [2012] VSC 29, where the Victorian Court of Appeal found that a…
Buddle Findlay | Australia | 28 Sep 2012
A liquidator of a landlord company who disclaims a lease under section 568(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), a section largely similar to section 269 of the Companies Act 1993 (NZ), does so with full effect, leaving the land unencumbered by the interests of tenants.
Buddle Findlay | Australia | 30 Aug 2011
This recent decision of the Victorian Federal Court (known as the Centro case) illustrates that even "intelligent, experienced and conscientious" directors who act honestly may fall short of the level of care and diligence required of directors when approving financial statements.
Buddle Findlay | Australia | 4 Apr 2011
The Supreme Court of Victoria has recently given some guidance on when a secured creditor who is entitled to enforce a charge over "the whole, or substantially the whole of the company's property" can validly appoint a company administrator.