Industry Insight

In June 2020, the Australian Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020 (cth). Within it was the introduction of a new regime to Part 9.1A of the Corporations Act 2001 (cth), which requires all company directors or anyone who intends on becoming a director

Provisional liquidation is a mechanism available to creditors or members of a company in Australia which is derived from section 472(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act). An application to appoint a provisional liquidator can be filed any time after the filing of a winding up application and

Bankruptcy is a legal status that can be imposed on an individual who is unable to repay their debts. It is a process that provides relief to insolvent debtors by allowing them to seek protection from their creditors and potentially have their debts discharged. There are two ways in which

The perplexing conundrum of observing insolvency and financial tumult in Australia’s mining sector amidst record highs in mineral prices and employment, invites scrutiny into the undercurrents that drive these seemingly paradoxical scenarios.

As many of you will be aware, on 28 September 2022, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services began an inquiry into corporate insolvency in Australia and on 12 July 2023, they handed down their report in relation to their findings.

Advisory division will aim to assist government agencies and accountants in lessening the impact of business collapses…

Audited Financials are qualified financial statements (Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss) by an independent qualified auditor that confirms whether the statements accurately reflect a company’s financial performance.

In May this year, I posed the question as to whether the often spoken of insolvency tsunami was finally upon us and whilst that hasn’t eventuated, formal appointment numbers have continued to rise consistently over the period since and it appears as though this trend will remain through the end

On 28 September 2022, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services began another inquiry into corporate insolvency in Australia.