Pub­li­ca­tions

24 Aug 2015

Am I liable for mis­lead­ing infor­ma­tion sup­plied by some­one else?

In brief The Aus­tralian Con­sumer Law pro­hibits mis­lead­ing or decep­tive con­duct and false or mis­lead­ing rep­re­sen­ta­tions. But can you escape lia­bil­i­ty if you mere­ly pass on mis­lead­ing infor­ma­tion pro­vid­ed by some­one else? The con­duit principle Gen­er­al­ly, an inter­me­di­ary that inno­cent­ly pass­es on mis­in­for­ma­tion may not be held liable for mis­lead­ing or decep­tive…

6 Nov 2014

Liq­uida­tors — exam­in­ing pre-exam­i­na­tion steps

In Brief Exam­i­na­tions under sec­tions 596A and 596B of the Cor­po­ra­tions Act 2001 (Cth) are an impor­tant method for liq­uida­tors to assess the prospects of suc­cess and basis for bring­ing court pro­ceed­ings as part of the liq­ui­da­tion. How­ev­er, giv­en the cost and time involved in con­duct­ing an exam­i­na­tion, it is often…

14 July 2014

Prac­tice note: Approval of pro­vi­sion­al liq­uida­tor’s remuneration

In Brief In the Mat­ter of CB Con­struc­tions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 913 is a recent deci­sion of Jus­tice Black which pro­vides a time­ly reminder of the mat­ters which need to be addressed when seek­ing court approval for the remu­ner­a­tion of a pro­vi­sion­al liq­uida­tor under sec­tion 473(2) of the Cor­po­ra­tions Act 2001 (Cth)…

2 July 2014

Extend­ing a con­ven­ing peri­od before it expires — rel­e­vant principles

In Brief The admin­is­tra­tor of a com­pa­ny under admin­is­tra­tion must con­vene a meet­ing of the com­pa­ny’s cred­i­tors with­in the con­ven­ing peri­od set out in sec­tion 439A(5) of the Cor­po­ra­tions Act 2001 (Cth) or as extend­ed by the Court under sec­tion 439A(6). The courts have shown a will­ing­ness to extend the con­ven­ing peri­od pro­vid­ed there…