More punishment for polluters
The Penalty unit values at Federal level and across a number of the Australian States have increased in 2015. The…
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Remuneration and the importance of proportionality
At our Insolvency: A Year in Review and the Year Ahead seminar in Melbourne on 25 February 2015, we discussed…
Federal Court of Australia prevents arrest of Commonwealth patrol boat under construction – what is a 'ship' and what is an 'owner'?
Summary In two recent judgments in the same proceeding, the Federal Court of Australia found that a claimant could not…
Are you secured? – Ship arrest may be the answer
In these difficult times for the shipping industry a claim is only as good as the security held. Ship arrest…
Boxship banned from Australia for 3 months
As reported in yesterday’s Lloyd’s List Australia, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberia-flagged boxship Vega Auriga…
Cross-border insolvency: An individual's centre of main interests
Gainsford v Tannenbaum [2012] FCA 904 Summary The recent decision of Gainsford v Tannenbaum provides a useful discussion and explanation…