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Restructuring reforms – will the proposed two tier system avert the zombie apocalypse?

The Treasurer has announced major proposed reforms to Australia’s insolvency framework aimed at facilitating the restructuring of small to medium businesses (MSMEs) and streamlining their...

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Lessors’ Priority Preserved: Implications for Post-Appointment Trading and DOCAs

In its recent judgment involving the PAS Group of companies , the Federal Court held that rent payable by the PAS Group during an extension of the period in which an administrator had been excused...

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Issues in private M&A resulting from COVID-19

This piece is designed to prompt thoughts of what changes may be required in private M&A documents in order to accommodate and allocate risks relating to COVID-19 and the fallout from this pandemic.

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Rising from the ashes – Illegal Phoenixing Bill receives Royal Assent

Australia’s insolvency laws have been amended, yet again.

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Are claims by a regulator extinguished by a DoCA?

The Federal Court has considered whether a deed of company arrangement (DoCA) binds a regulator.

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