A judgment recently handed down from the High Court clarifies the obligations of liquidators under the Data Protection Act 1998, providing them with greater personal protection from fines or other sanctions.
Reed Smith acted for the liquidators in their application for directions.
Background
Background
A recent Federal Court of Australia decision in the administration of the Hastie Group Limited (Hastie Group)1 illustrates a number of important points for administrators, secured parties and purchasers under the new regime established under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA). If you would like to discuss the implications of this case with any of our PPSA or insolvency litigation experts, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The facts