LLAW3269 Personal and Corporate Insolvency Law

2019

4.5

1 x 2-hour seminar weekly

1 Admission into BLAWLP-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice
1a Admission into BLAWLPG-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Graduate Entry)
1b Admission into BLAWLPR-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice
1c Admission into BLAWLPRG-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Graduate Entry)
1d Admission into BLAWLPRH-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)
1e Admission into BLAWLPRGH-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Graduate Entry) (Honours)
2 1 of LLAW3211, LLAW3102
3 Admission into BCOM-Bachelor of Commerce
3a Admission into BIB-Bachelor of International Business
3b Admission into BBUS-Bachelor of Business
3c Admission into BCOMAC-Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
3d Admission into BCOMAF-Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Finance)
3e Admission into BCOMAL-Bachelor of Commerce (Advanced Leadership)
3f Admission into BCOMFE-Bachelor of Commerce (Finance/Economics)
3g Admission into BCOMFN-Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
3h Admission into BCOMWS-Bachelor of Commerce
3i Admission into BBUSAL-Bachelor of Business (Advanced Leadership)
3j Admission into BBUSBE-Bachelor of Business (Business Economics)
3k Admission into BBUSEN-Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship)
3l Admission into BBUSHR-Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
3m Admission into BBUSIB-Bachelor of Business (International Business)
3n Admission into BBUSMG-Bachelor of Business (Management)
3o Admission into BBUSMK-Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
3p Admission into BBUSWS-Bachelor of Business
4 1 of BUSN2042, BUSN2018, COMM2006
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e) and 2) or ((3 or 3a or 3b or 3c or 3d or 3e or 3f or 3g or 3h or 3i or 3j or 3k or 3l or 3m or 3n or 3o or 3p) and 4))

LLAW3068 has been successfully completed

The topic will examine subjects in the law of personal and corporate insolvency. Such subject areas include: the principles of insolvency law, the position of receivers, preferences, duties owed to unsecured creditors, litigation involving statutory demands, the administration provisions in corporate rescue, opportunities for use of Part X of the Bankruptcy Act, offences in insolvency, duties of insolvency professionals and priorities.

The topic aims to:

• introduce students to the areas of insolvency law and practice that are currently in place in Australia
• provide students with a sound understanding to apply the knowledge they gain

On successful completion of the topic, students should be able to demonstrate skills and knowledge in:

• explaining the regulation that has been developed and enforced by Parliament and the courts to address insolvency for the corporate form and the individual
• applying the main principles of insolvency law
• researching insolvency law
• critically evaluating insolvency law
• writing on insolvency law for a practitioner audience