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Left in the dark - Seeking to appoint a voluntary administrator when Board relations crumble

This week’s TGIF considers the case ofIn the matter of Bean and Sprout Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 351, an application seeking a declaration as to the validity of the appointment of a voluntary administrator.

What happened?

On 7 December 2018, Mr Kong Yao Chin (Chin) was purportedly appointed as the voluntary administrator of Bean and Sprout Pty Ltd (Company) by a resolution of the Company.

Australia, New South Wales, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Board of directors, Corporations Act 2001 (Australia), New South Wales Supreme Court
Re Run of Re Amerind - Part 2: Circulating Security Interests and Circulating Assets

This week’s TGIF is the second of a two-part series considering Commonwealth v Byrnes [2018] VSCA 41, the Victorian Court of Appeal’s decision on appeal from last year’s Re Amerind decision about the insolvency of corporate trustees.

Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Singapore’s new restructuring laws are now in effect

Major law changes intended to make Singapore the region’s pre-eminent restructuring and insolvency hub have now come into effect.

On 22 May 2017, the Singapore Ministry of Finance issued a notice that sections 22 to 34, 40, 41, 43, 45, 49, 50, 53(3) and (6) and 54 (the Relevant Sections) of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 (the Amendment Act) would come into operation on 23 May 2017.

Singapore, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP