Under stricter penalties introduced from 1 February 2020, Queensland drivers caught illegally using a mobile phone while driving will receive a $1000 fine and 4 demerit points. Keeping in mind that drivers on an open licence receive a sanction after accumulating 12 demerit points within a 3-year period and all other licence types after accumulating just 4 […]
In 2018 we provided an update in respect of the matter of Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 150. In that decision, the New South Wales Court of Appeal held that the ‘Chorley exception’ applied to barristers as well as to solicitors. The Chorley exception is an exception to the well-established rule that a self-represented litigant is […]
In an effort to simplify the process of applying for bankruptcy, the Australian Financial Security Authority have combined the Statement of Affairs and Debtor’s petition forms and moved the service online. Under the move, which commenced 2 January 2020, an individual seeking to apply for bankruptcy or needing to file their statement of affairs following […]
In insolvency and restructuring there is a special emphasis placed upon behaviour known as “phoenix activity”. Phoenix activity is where a new company is created to continue the business of an existing company. Typically, this will involve a company entering into a transaction with another related entity for the sale of its assets. This allows […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Iulian Iosif of PRO LEGAL | Iosif & Asociatii SCA. Iulian has joined IR as our exclusive Insolvency Member in Romania. PRO LEGAL | Iosif & Asociatii SCA is a Romanian business law firm, part of the group PRO LEGAL | PRO CAPITAL, an elite provider […]
The Code of Corporate Crisis and Insolvency recently adopted in Italy provides for a new comprehensive and organic legislation on the crisis and insolvency of enterprises, which is consistent with the European directive no. 2019/1023, requiring each state to increase the efficiency of procedures concerning restructuring, insolvency and discharge of debt. While the Code will […]
Recent changes in the tax law make 2020 an ideal time to review the beneficiary designations on your retirement accounts. In particular, if you have designated a trust as your beneficiary, the new legislation makes it advisable to revisit that decision to determine whether that designation is still appropriate for your estate plan. Historically, a […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Daniele Ferretti of Ferretti Firm. Daniele has joined IR as our exclusive Insolvency Member in Italy Ferretti Firm is a law firm with outstanding expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, corporate and commercial matters, compliance, intellectual property, employment and global mobility. Its […]
Swapnil Gupta, Shivambika Sinha and Ujjal Banerjee of Capital Law Chambers recently joined Arefin Ashraf Khan of The Twelve Tables / Hossain & Khan for a dinner meeting. Thank you for sharing this photo with us, it’s great to hear about our members meeting up.
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Chris Darvill of Barlow Robbins. Chris has joined alongside longstanding fellow IR Global member, David Foster, as our exclusive Insolvency member in England. Chris is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team and enjoys assisting clients with resolving complex commercial disputes. Prior to […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Daniel Baker of Barlow Robbins. Daniel has joined alongside fellow IR Global member, David Foster, as our exclusive Insolvency member in England. Daniel is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team and has extensive experience of working with clients on cases of a […]
On July 3, 2019, the Ontario Government announced that it was moving to the next phase of its plan to license cannabis retail stores within the province by adding 50 new stores this fall, with 42 of these stores being allocated among various regions within the province and the remaining 8 to be operated on First Nations […]
