It’s certainly been in the news a lot this year. But is it the same for people and companies? What’s the famous Chapter 11? Is bankruptcy always the end of the road?
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Articles on Insolvency
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Australians are highly exposed to financial loss if an airline, tour operator or travel agency collapses, compared to travellers in the United Kingdom and Europe.
The law can help struggling firms turn their business around, but stigma around the legal terms may be deterring companies from acting in time.
Recent interest rate hikes are not just a problem for mortgage borrowers, many companies are suffering too.
More than 70 clubs from the lower leagues have entered into insolvency procedures since Accrington Stanley went under in 1962.
Selling assets and shedding staff is not the a recipe for survival.
Ghana’s economy is in its most precarious state in decades.
From some statistics 2020 looks like economic good times. Have relief measures averted economic pain or simply deferred it?
Grocon as a construction business might be on its last legs, but Grocon as a property development and landlord business should be fine.
The new rules will allow insolvent small businesses to keep trading rather than go straight into administration.
The Morrison government will make sweeping changes to the insolvency system to improve the chances of saving small businesses hit by the pandemic.
Wages are going backwards, loans are in arrears, companies are being kept alive by government support and an exemption from insolvency rules, yet still they are paying out dividends.
Pre-packs used to be the UK’s most controversial way for companies to thwart creditors. No longer.
Debt agreements have become the fastest form of personal insolvency in Australia. But in many cases, there are better options available to manage debt.
Australia’s insolvency laws inhibit growth and innovation. They weren’t designed for small business, which make up 97% of all businesses.
South Korean Hanjin Shipping has ships and crews stranded in ports around the world as creditors and customers wait to see if the company can be saved.
The appointment of administrators too often leads to the demise of a company anyway. Salvaging rather than saving might be best.
The majority of bankruptcies occur due to unemployment and excessive credit, rather than business failure.
Clive Palmer denies being a shadow director of Queensland Nickel, but in eyes of the law, it will be his involvement in business decisions that matters.
It’s not good to make law changes as a knee-jerk reaction, but in the case of insolvency and gift cards, it’s time.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Business Law and Corporations Law, Griffith University
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Senior lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Corporate Law, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
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Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Business, University of East Anglia
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Sessional Lecturer, PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Social Procurement, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide
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Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Accounting, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Royal Holloway University of London
