Safe harbour protects a director from personal liability for insolvent trading while attempting to restructure.

These search warrants serve as a critical mechanism for liquidators (and ASIC) to obtain vital evidence.

From 5 April 2022, new directors must obtain a Director Identification Number before being appointed as a director.

Focuses on the treatment of trusts with corporate trustees during insolvency.

Recent cases clarify the position about potential claims against creditors by a liquidator concerning unfair preferences.

The Australian trucking industry faces a perfect storm of structural challenges including driver shortages, environmental obligations, and sham contracting arrangements. Recent insolvency appointments reveal disturbing patterns of inflated vehicle acquisitions, missing assets, and potential phoenix activity that are creating substantial losses for lenders and creditors across the sector.

An investor in failed AI start-up Metigy messaged his colleague a year before it collapsed, calling it a "big risk".

The R&D tax incentive will encourage companies to engage in R&D activities that benefit the business and economy.

The former CFO of collapsed AI startup company Metigy admitted that the company's products did not use AI.

The FEG, a federal government scheme to assist bankrupt companies cover wage bills, does not apply to migrant workers.

An independent qualified auditor should confirm that the statements accurately reflect a company's financial performance.

The ATO can still issue a DPN if debts remain unreported and unpaid for more than three months after the due date.

The government began a consultation process to clarify the treatment of trusts under the current insolvency regime.

S588FP is important in preventing company officers from obtaining undue advantages over other creditors through security interests.

Proactive financial management is critical, as the mining industry oscillates between high prices and escalating costs.

The gold standard for investigating financial fraud begins with ABC from the Donald Cressey Fraud Triangle.

Australian Government is set to introduce a series of significant reforms to the nation's bankruptcy system.

A brief summary of the various circumstances in that a director banning or disqualification might occur.

From 1 July 2026, employers will be required to remit superannuation contributions within seven days of paying employee wages...

For decades, one of the most reliable wealth extraction strategies in Australia has been the use of a Members’ Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) — the formal solvent wind-up used to distribute a company’s reserves...