On 23 December 2020, the Federal Court handed down an important decision in relation to the status of trust assets of corporate trustees in liquidation.…
Pragma11 January, 2021
Further to our article on 24 September 2020, from 1 January 2021, the way in which small businesses are able to restructure will substantially change.…
Pragma15 December, 2020
The 2020 Perth Insolvency Symposium was a collaboration between Pragma Lawyers, Blackwall Legal, RINWA and Murdoch x Spacecubed supporting The Piddington Society. The session covered…
Pragma12 October, 2020
The most significant insolvency reform in Australia in the last 30 years has been announced. Yesterday, on 7 October 2020, the Treasury released some of…
Pragma8 October, 2020
2020 has seen tens of thousands of jobs and companies on the brink of collapse. In response to a wave of insolvencies expected at the…
Pragma24 September, 2020
Over the past 12 months, the Commonwealth has rolled out new laws to combat illegal phoenixing activities. Most recently, this includes the Treasury Laws Amendment…
Pragma2 July, 2020
Eligible security interests should be registered under the Personal Property and Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (‘PPSA’) in time to protect their interests against avoidable expense,…
Pragma20 May, 2020
This afternoon Pragma Lawyers Director, Aaron McDonald took part in The Piddington Society update on insolvency practices and law in 2020. He was joined by…
Pragma7 May, 2020
In a recent decision handed down in the Federal Court of Australia, Markovic J ordered that the Administrators of the collapsed fashion retailer Colette Group…
Pragma15 April, 2020