Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 13
Cover Image
Insolvent Trading in Australia : A Study of Court Judgments from 2004 to 2017
Steele, Stacey - 2019
The duty imposed on company directors under Australian law to not have the company of which they are a director trade while it is insolvent is controversial. The recent introduction of a safe harbour for directors' personal liability for breach of the duty to prevent insolvent trading highlights...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859034
Cover Image
Insolvency Law Reform in Australia and Singapore : Directors’ Liability for Insolvent Trading and Wrongful Trading
Steele, Stacey - 2020
This article compares reforms to directors' liability for insolvent trading in Singapore and in Australia. The authors … largely the same – Singapore's law on insolvent trading reflected the law in Australia from the 1960s. However, the law in the … of Australia's insolvency law reforms in 2017 which led to the introduction of a safe harbour for directors from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012844974
Cover Image
The Vulnerability of Older Australians in Bankruptcy : Insights from an Empirical Study
Bromberg, Lev - 2019
This article presents the results of the first empirical study focused on older Australians in bankruptcy. Our study — based on the examination of a large and unique dataset obtained by the authors from the bankruptcy regulator — provides a valuable insight into the severe financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012897411
Cover Image
The Productivity Commission, Corporate Insolvency and Phoenix Companies
Anderson, Helen L. - 2016
In May 2015 the Productivity Commission released its Draft Report ‘Business Set-up, Transfer and Closure'. This research note does not deal with the broad range of issues touched on by the Productivity Commission. Instead, it concentrates on those matters relating to corporate insolvency and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977965
Cover Image
'Short a Few Quid' : Bankruptcy Stigma in Contemporary Australia
Ali, Paul - 2016
scholarly attention in Australia, the authors draw on parliamentary debates, court judgments, media reports, and other sources … to provide an account of bankruptcy stigma in contemporary Australia. The authors examine the UK's recent efforts to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013002755
Cover Image
Bankruptcy and Debtor Rehabilitation : An Australian Empirical Study
Ali, Paul - 2017
Bankruptcy is widely regarded as a means of rehabilitation for debtors in severe financial hardship. To date, however, there have been few attempts to study its long term impact on individuals' finances, health, social relationships and general quality of life. The authors address this gap in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955926
Cover Image
The Incidence and Causes of Personal Bankruptcy in Australia
Ali, Paul - 2017
This paper examines recent trends in Australian personal bankruptcy by analysing a large data set obtained from the regulator, the Australian Financial Security Authority. It demonstrates a marked decline in Australian bankruptcy rates, since a peak in 2009, and a consistent rise in levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959759
Cover Image
Personal Insolvency Trends in Australia 1990-2008
Ramsay, Ian - 2016
insolvencies in Australia, which far exceeded the 24% increase in the Australian population during that period. In this Australian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012991433
Cover Image
Corporate Law Reform in Australia : An Analysis of the Influence of Ownership Structures and Corporate Failure
Chen, Vivien - 2016
Recent studies that have measured the levels of shareholder protection in Australia and compared them internationally … shareholder protection in Australia from 1970 to 2010, and secondly by examining three significant reforms occurring over a period … alternative explanations for the shape corporate law in Australia are suggested …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012998720
Cover Image
The Hidden Dimension of Business Bankruptcy in Australia
O'Brien, Lucinda - 2018
This study is the first empirically based analysis of business bankruptcy to be conducted in Australia. It aims to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906914