Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Re-examining India’s insolvency regime under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Re-examining India’s insolvency regime under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code This presentation examines the India’s journey in corporate insolvency law reform culminating in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The presentation will critically discuss the law, including recent changes as well as discussing future challenges. Presenter: Preeti Nalavadi, …
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Recent Cases on PPSA Fundamentals
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Recent Cases on PPSA Fundamentals This webinar will examine two recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Victoria: Jayfield Pty Ltd v Cussen [2020] VSC 380 and Tasman Logistics Services Pty Ltd v Seaco Global Aust Pty Ltd (2020) 60 VR 252. Adam Waldman will identify key takeaways concerning …
Ross Parsons Centre, Downtown Law and Business Webinar: So It’s Just Random Then? Challenges to Judicial Co-Operation in the EU – Perspectives from the JCOERE Project
Ross Parsons Centre, Downtown Law and Business Webinar: So It’s Just Random Then? Challenges to Judicial Co-Operation in the EU – Perspectives from the JCOERE Project This webinar will discuss a major cross-border insolvency research project that is being undertaken by University College Cork in Ireland. The project, JCOERE (Judicial Co-Operation supporting Economic Recovery in …
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”)
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) in the United States have become a hot topic in recent times with over US$30 Billion raised in 2020 alone. SPACs are blank cheque companies that list on the stock market for the purpose of merging with a …
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Employees duties under Ch2D of the Corporations Act
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Employees duties under Ch2D of the Corporations Act The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) provides significant regulation of the behaviour of directors and officers, particularly through the duties outlined in Chapter 2D. Of those provisions, sections 182 and 183 also apply to ‘employees’, a term not defined in the Act. As …
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Exploring the impact of bankruptcy and other consumer debt options
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Exploring the impact of bankruptcy and other consumer debt options Speaker: Nicola Howell, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology In this webinar, Nicola will present some initial results from her empirical study on the impact on debtors of different ‘treatment’ options for over-indebtedness, including bankruptcy, debt agreements …
Law & Business seminar: Commercial leasing and the COVID-19 reforms
Law & Business seminar: Commercial leasing and the COVID-19 reforms This webinar will discuss the operation of reforms to commercial leasing arrangements. The panel will discuss current issues arising in lease renegotiations and consider different approaches being taken by both large and small landlords and tenants. The panel will also consider how leasing disputes are …
Corporate Governance Consideration during the COVID-19 – A Taiwanese Lesson of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Director’s Duty
Corporate Governance Consideration during the COVID-19 – A Taiwanese Lesson of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Director’s Duty During the pandemic, companies have activated their business differently and followed restrictions issued by authorities. How should the board of directors react to this crisis with the best interests of the company, will this crisis change the …
Law & Business Seminar: The Ever Expanding Compliance Obligations of Australian Directors
Law & Business Seminar: The Ever Expanding Compliance Obligations of Australian Directors This webinar will consider the range of legal compliance risks for company directors. Speakers: Matt Egerton-Warburton, Partner, Gadens Sydney Matt is a Partner in the Corporate Team. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity capital markets and general corporate advisory work. …
Law & Business Seminar: Reshaping Insolvency and Restructuring in the UK
Law & Business Seminar: Reshaping Insolvency and Restructuring in the UK – The Emperor’s New Clothes? This free webinar will consider the recently announced reforms to UK insolvency and restructuring laws. The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020 proposes to make sweeping changes to corporate debt restructuring by introducing a new stand-alone moratorium, a new …