International
- Forum Shopping in the USA
The paper below highlights the risks inherent in forum shopping. What are the lessons for Australia? Courting_Failure_US_Forum_Shopping Read More »
- UK Bankruptcy Fees
Tell a friend to subscribe to this email list by visiting: http://myvestafoundation.org/debtbytes 10 August 2007 Is this the week we have actually begun to save the endangered species, the Insolvency Practitioner in the UK? I hope so for the debtors, creditors and consumers sake. ... Read More »
- UK insolvency report released - IPs 'mainly constrained only by regulation and ethics'
The report of the UK inquiry into the corporate insolvency regime has been released. It recommends an industry-funded independent complaints handling body with powers to review fees and actions, impose fines, and return overcharged fees to creditors; and reform of the regulatory system by repositioning the Insolvency Service as the dedicated oversight regulator of the professional bodies and withdrawing... Read More »
- Trans-Tasman insolvency reform
The Prime Minister, the Hon Kevin Rudd, and the New Zealand Prime Minister, the Hon John Key, yesterday, 20 August 2009, signed a joint statement of intent which agreed on a framework of principles and regulatory outcomes for developing cross-border economic initiatives. This agreement represents the next phase in a substantive and long term commitment by Australia and New... Read More »
- New Zealand's new negative licensing for practitioners
New Zealand’s Insolvency Practitioners Bill 2010, introduced into parliament on 27 April, proposes a negative licensing system that would give the Registrar of Companies the power to restrict or prohibit individuals from providing corporate insolvency services. The Bill further provides for the strengthening of existing statutory measures in relation to the automatic disqualification of insolvency practitioners.... Read More »