Banking and Financial Services Insights

28 June 2006

Welcome to the June edition of Clayton Utz Banking & Financial Services Insights for 2006, in which we'll look at

  • recent developments in the position of future creditors
  • proposed changes to personal property securities; and
  • whether promissory notes are "debentures".

Personal property securities - proposals for reform

By Randal Dennings and Graeme Howatson.

Reform of Australian personal property securities is back on the agenda. Randal Dennings and Graeme Howatson discuss the new proposals.

"Future" creditors and insolvent companies

By Karen O'Flynn and Andrew Dienhoff.

When an agreement is reached to "resuscitate" an insolvent company, and enable it to continue trading, the position of the company's "future" creditors does not always receive much attention. However, two recent cases suggest that this may not be the correct approach, say Karen O'Flynn and Andrew Dienhoff.

Are promissory notes "debentures" under the Corporations Act?

By Brian Salter and Louise McCoach.

Brian Salter and Louise McCoach discuss a recent Western Australian decision which looks at the definitions of "Promissory Note" and "Debenture" for the purposes of the Corporations Act.

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