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Ashurst share their article with us: What you need to know On 1 June 2017, the Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2 Bill) 2017 (the Bill) into the Commonwealth Parliament. The Bill contains two major reforms to Australia’s insolvency laws: – a new safe harbour from civil liability for...
The Australian Financial Review published an article on page 6 last week, which positions the TMA and AVCAL as two key industry supporters backing the proposed Safe Harbour provisions which form part of the Federal Government’s innovation agenda. National Board director, Marcus Derwin, speaks on behalf of the TMA: “We want to keep the growth...
KPMG share their article with us. Author: Carl Gunther, NSW Head of Restructuring and National Turnaround Lead, KPMG. Most experts when asked about why a company went broke or defaulted will respond with a collection of good logical reasons specific to the matter. In fact, insolvency practitioners are required to report this as part of...
Treasury has just released the draft safe harbour and ipso facto legislation and discussion papers. In essence, a “better outcome” test is put forward which will allow a company to trade on when it is of doubtful solvency. The onus is placed on directors to take appropriate steps to amongst other things obtain expert advice...
Herbert Smith Freehills share their article with us: 07 February 2017 | Australia Legal Briefings – By John Angus, Paul Apathy, Mark Clifton and Tony Coburn On 31 January 2017, Brereton J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in In the matter of OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Limited (administrators appointed) [2017] NSWSC 21...
Clayton Utz share their report with us: From Red to Black, in which they analyse the critical developments in the Australian restructuring market in FY16. Australian companies are slowly embracing a turnaround culture, but board and management attitudes still need to change for more successful restructurings to occur, according to a Clayton Utz report From...
Herbert Smith Freehills share their article with us. On 15 September, Herbert Smith Freehills launched the new Guide to Restructuring, Turnaround and Insolvency in Asia Pacific. The Guide provides an overview of the laws relating to corporate restructuring, turnaround and insolvency in 14 major jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region. It is aimed at providing...
Ashurst share their article with us. On 30 June 2016 the Victorian Court of Appeal clarified the interplay between US Chapter 11 and Australian insolvency proceedings in Legend International Holdings Inc (in liquidation) v Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd [2016] VSCA 151. What you need to know: key takeaways – This is the first Australian appellate...
Michael Sloan and Kathryn Smith from Ashurst share their article with us. A new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Code) has been passed in India. The Code is aimed at modernising the process of liquidation and revival of companies in India. Why was reform necessary? The previous process was Court driven and often resulted in a...
Carl Gunther at KPMG shares his article, The way of the whale: stranded carbon assets with us. Chairing a session recently at the Sydney 2016 Euromoney Distressed Debt Conference titled “What options do investors have with stranded, or potentially stranded “carbon” assets on their books?” I asked panellists to reflect on the way of the whale in...
