The Federal Court of Australia has recently delivered judgment in the case of Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v ACN 152 259 839 Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1489. The Court held that in some circumstances, a statutory demand can be validly served on a perceived temporarily empty company office.
On 20 May 2024, an ATO officer purported to serve ACN 152 259 839 Pty Ltd (the Company) with a statutory demand and an accompanying affidavit by leaving the documents at the Company’s registered office.
Contract Natural Gas Limited v ZOG Energy Ltd [1] is the first post-Enterprise Act 2002 judgment on the effect of administration on limitation. After reviewing existing authority and statute, the Court confirmed that (among other things) time does not stop running for limitation purposes when a company enters a post-Enterprise Act administration. Fraser Ritson, Aziz Abdul and Brian Rostron acted for Joshua Dwyer and William Wright in their capacity as the joint liquidators of Contract Natural Gas Limited – in Liquidation.
Historically, a GP’s source of liquidity was self-generated. Whether through management fees or house carry, sources of cash for a sponsor came from within the sponsor’s structure. This, not surprisingly, places inherent limitations on the manager’s ability to grow the business, facilitate succession planning and achieve other strategic objectives.
Running a business involves taking risks in order to continue to scale new grounds. Sometimes, these risks may not be successful, leading to debts. Even without risks, debts may be incurred as a result of not being able to generate profits due to the changing market trends. Thus, loss in business and falling into debts are a common and universal factor in the business world.
Sanctions regulations won't prevent administration orders but may affect timings and require undertakings
1 SOLVENCY II 1.1 First batch of EIOPA consultations on technical standards under expected amendments to Solvency II Directive On 1 October 2024, EIOPA published its first batch of consultation papers on technical standards which relate to anticipated changes under the Solvency II Directive1.
On July 31, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada provided clarity regarding the treatment of administrative monetary penalties and disgorgement orders resulting from securities violations in Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission).
Owners and directors of small and medium-sized businesses and start-ups are often required to sign personal guarantees in order to secure funding.
Should you face corporate insolvency a personal guarantee can put all of your personal assets at risk, including your family home, so you should always take independent legal advice before signing one to ensure that you understand your liability and the extent of the risk involved.
Why you might be asked to sign a personal guarantee
Am 1. Januar 2025 ist das Bundesgesetz über die Bekämpfung des missbräuchlichen Konkurses in Kraft getreten. Das Bundesgesetz hat auch zu Anpassungen verschiedener Gesetze, darunter des Obligationenrechts und der Handelsregisterverordnung geführt. Nachstehend werden die wichtigsten Änderungen des Obligationenrechts und der Handelsregisterverordnung zusammengefasst.
Änderungen beim Opting-Out
New rules in the UK allow Companies House to share non-public information with insolvency officeholders and the Official Receiver.
While in many cases there may be limited non-public information available from Companies House that will be useful to insolvency officeholders, this is another tool available to deploy in appropriate cases. It is specifically envisaged to assist officeholders pursuing claims for fraudulent and wrongful trading, transactions at an undervalue and preferences.