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Unfair and dishonest lending practices are widespread and are not confined to publicly listed and institutional lenders.

The PPSA is set to go live on 30 January 2012, but it may be delayed further.

Discusses the delayed commencement of the PPSA & the proposed electronic register of securities.

This area of the law can leave director-guarantors personally exposed in many ways that are often unanticipated.

Secured parties should ensure that they have registered their security interests on the PPSR within time.

Failure to establish the limitation period may mean you are unable to recover your debt, if it becomes statute-barred.

This loan was included in the calculation of assets for the MNAV test of eligibility for small business CGT concessions.

A discussion on how the PPSA would affect business and companies.

If, as a parent, you give money to your child and expect to be repaid, it is a good idea to document the arrangement.

Andrew Jinks and Joshua Knuckey talk about the Personal Property Securities Act and securitisation.

The Government has announced major reforms to the National Consumer Credit regime including the scrapping of RLOs.

If your business routinely uses personal guarantees, your processes should be sufficient to ensure their enforceabilty.

In certain circumstances, such as by reference to the Ankar principle, a guarantor can be discharged from liability.

ASIC has recently published a report on how the unfair contract terms regime applies to loans made to small businesses.

On 10 October 2007, Addisons reported on proposed amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ("Corporations Act") dealing with mutual recognition of securities offerings between Australia and New Zealand.

A convertible note, comparatively rare in Australia, is a loan that converts to equity at some later date or is paid off.

Courts in WA and NSW have recently extended the time for PPS interest registration past the prescribed 20 business days.