In the journals

What’s yours is mine: attachment of security interests to third party assets
This article considers the case of Graham v Portacom New Zealand Limited, which was summarised in the Autumn 2004 issue of Financial Services Quarterly.

Misleading or deceptive statements in offer documents
This article is about a case in which the Federal Court of Australia found that a document can be misleading or deceptive even though each statement in it is literally true.

Insolvency law
This article considers the merits of licensing of insolvency practitioners proposed by a recent discussion paper on insolvency law reform. In support of the proposed licensing regime, the author discusses certain issues that he considers cause problems with the current system.

Is a ship mortgage inherently different from a mortgage over land?
This article discusses whether the duty owed by a mortgagee to a mortgagor is any different when dealing with mortgaged land and mortgaged property that is a ship, and concludes that it is not.

Factoring – still chasing commercial respectability
As part of a special report on trade finance and factoring, this article explains factoring and invoice discounting and distinguishes the different ways in which they work and are described.

Enquiries and information

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