In brief The Federal Court has ordered that an insolvency professional be appointed to act as a referee and to decide questions of insolvency in relation to a series of alleged unfair preferences, rather than have the judge undertake that task. Key takeaways Predicting the future in restructuring and insolvency work is currently a difficult, albeit topical, pastime. One thing is certain – we can expect more new liquidations next year than is currently the…
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