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Section 44 of the Constitution: Expecting the Unexpected
If you place yourself, for a moment, back one year to 2016, it is hard to imagine that s 44 of the Australian Constitution would be such a cause celebre in 2017.[1] Section 44 states that ‘any person who: is under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power, or is a […]
ROCIT co-hosts successful EU/Australia Business Rescue symposium
On Thursday 16th March at the National Wine Centre, ROCIT, in conjunction with support from the University of Adelaide’s EU Centre for Global Affairs, hosted a symposium on Business Rescue in Australia and the EU. The morning was devoted to presentations from Professor Gerard McCormack of Leeds University, and Professor Michael Veder of Radboud University, […]
Symposium-Business Rescue Law Reform in Australia and EU-16 March, Adelaide
ROCIT, in conjunction with the University’s EU Centre for Global Affairs, is hosting a one-day symposium at the National Wine Centre on Thursday 16th March 2017, preceding INSOL Sydney, bringing together local, interstate and international speakers to discuss and compare the current initiatives for reform of our rescue laws both here and in the EU. […]
CPD Seminar: Take a Further 20% Off!
On Wednesday 26 October 2016, the Adelaide Law School will host a CPD Seminar with a particular corporate focus. The Seminar, titled “Take a Further 20% Off!” will focus on corporate law advice to retail industry clients in financial difficulty. Presented by: Professor Christopher Symes and Dr Beth Nosworthy
PPSA Gets its First Report – ‘Shows Potential But Could Do Better’
Background On 30 January 2012, the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) came into effect. It prescribed a review within three years. The review report, by Bruce Whittaker, Ashursts, was recently submitted to the Attorney-General. (see www.afsa.gov.au). It is a thorough and scholarly analysis, covering almost every section of the PPSA. It can’t be done […]
PPSA Happy Anniversary
This week marked the first birthday of the operational commencement of the PPSA and its Register. To celebrate, BILS is organising a major two-day conference, Personal Property Security Law: Local and Global Perspectives, on 20-21 February 2013 at the Adelaide Festival Centre. For online registration and programme details: http://www.law.adelaide.edu.au/events/ppsa Leading international and national experts will […]
BILS/UBC Workshop on Stigma in Insolvency
On 17 January at the University of British Columbia, BILS will co-host (with the Annual Review of Insolvency Law, based at UBC) a one-day workshop on the Impact of Stigma in Insolvency, which will be chaired by Professor Janis Sarra (BILS Advisory Board), and commentator will be Emeritus Professor Jacob Ziegel, University of Toronto. Associate […]
An advertised post: ASIC Commissioner (Insolvency)
ASIC on 20th October announced that Michael Dwyer, was retiring as Commissioner after three busy years. Mr Dwyer’s experience in the insolvency industry has coincided with the GFC, and with the Senate Inquiry into Liquidators, Administrators. Like the ASIC Chair, we pay tribute to Mr Dwyer’s efforts (particularly as a former Adelaide practitioner) and […]
The Great and the Goode Gather in Cambridge
A Postcard from Chris Symes. One of the benefits of being in the Northern Hemisphere and reasonably located here in Ireland close to much of Europe, is the ability to get to events in other parts of Europe, and recently I flew over the Irish Sea to Cambridge for the Society of Legal Scholars annual conference […]
BILS/Limerick Conference- Insolvency in the 21st Century
Insolvency Law in the 21st Century: Irish and International Experience UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK , SCHOOL OF LAW, and BILS (BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY LAW SCHOLARSHIP UNIT) @ ADELAIDE LAW SCHOOL ARE PROUD TO PRESENT: A gathering of national and international experts on insolvency law and practice to discuss their experience and share their expertise from Ireland, […]