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Monthly Archives: June 2016
The ROCIT Research Unit Congratulates Professor Chris Symes on His Promotion to Full Professor
The ROCIT research unit congratulates Professor Chris Symes on his recent promotion to full Professor. This is a prestigious achievement and Professorships are only given to those academics that have a history of dedication, hard work and commitment to teaching and research. Professor Symes’ main academic interest is insolvency law. In this area, he has […]
ROCIT Featured in the Law Society of South Australia Bulletin
The following article was featured in the most recent edition of the Law Society of South Australia’s Bulletin which is the Law Society’s flagship journal: Adelaide Law School Research Unit Targets the Regulation of Corporations, Insolvency and Taxation The Law School at the University of Adelaide has recently established its ROCIT research unit, which brings […]
Director Penalty Notices – Promoting a Culture of Good Corporate Governance and of Successful Corporate Rescue Post Insolvency
The director penalty regime under Division 269 to Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) empowers the Commissioner to take action against an insolvent company’s directors to recover outstanding tax debts of a company. The director penalty regime was introduced as a substitute for the Commissioner’s tax priority in a corporate insolvency and […]
Professor Symes appointed editor of leading Australian law journal
Professor Christopher Symes, a director of ROCIT, has been appointed as an editor of the Australian Journal of Corporate Law (AJCL), effective immediately. Christopher will co-edit the Journal with a senior corporate law and M & A practitioner Tony Damian, a Sydney partner of Herbert Smith Freehills. Christopher is looking forward to working with Tony […]
Impact and Engagement – ROCIT Joins Forces with the Tax Institute
ROCIT and the Adelaide Law School collaborated with the Taxation Institute to host an event which was held at the Adelaide Law School on Wednesday 18th May in which a panel of exceptional professionals from diverse backgrounds, including law, accounting, commerce and government shared their experiences in a panel discussion. The panellists included: Adrian Cartland, […]