Corporate and Commercial

Financial Assistance – can a company help someone to buy its own shares?

James Stevenson 28/04/2021

A company is restricted from financially assisting a person to acquire its shares unless it complies with section 260A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act). This article outlines the key considerations in determining whether financial assistance is being given by a company and identifies how to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act.

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Corporate and Commercial

Update: Insolvency Safe Harbour - Update for Directors

James Stevenson 07/09/2020

Important update to our previous article titled 'Insolvency Safe Harbour - Update for Directors' dated 26 August 2020.

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Corporate and Commercial

Insolvency Safe Harbour - Update for Directors

James Stevenson 26/08/2020

A must read for directors: James Stevenson, Consultant provides a useful update to directors as the date that temporary insolvent trading protections will end looms.

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Corporate and Commercial

UPDATE: COVID-19 Temporary Government Relief from Insolvent Trading

James Stevenson 06/04/2020

In our previous article, we summarised the elements of the second economic stimulus package announced by the Australian Government. As anticipated, the associated legislation has now been enacted. In light of the legislation and further announcements made over the past week, we now provide an update for directors on the impact of the temporary relief measures.

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Mergers and acquisitions | Corporate and Commercial

Mergers & Acquisitions: A snapshot of what we're seeing

James Stevenson 26/11/2019

In this short article we provide some commentary on what we’ve seen in the M&A market since our last M&A update, both locally and nationally, through our continued involvement in a range of transactions, and recent trends as we move into a new calendar year.

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