Partner of the Year Awards – Lawyers Weekly

Winners were announced at a black-tie gala dinner at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth on Thursday 28 April. Making partner is the ultimate recognition of a lawyers skills the culmination of years, sometimes decades, of dedication and effort. From starry-eyed graduates grappling with their first role to senior associates pulling all-nighters, the goal of partnership can…

Portland’s Allegro Sought Inventory On The Verge Liquidation – OPB News

Allegro began as a classical distribution company, and expanded its repertory into other genres by acquiring NAIL distribution in the early 2000s. copyright 2016 Google Several hundred small music labels and recording artists around the world are faced with buying their own music back from a Portland distributor, as Allegro Media Group proceeds with an out-of-court liquidation. …

Event company that was to bring Reese Witherspoon to Australia for motivational talks collapses into voluntary … – SmartCompany.com.au

An event company that had sold tickets to a series of motivational seminars with actress Reese Witherspoon has collapsed into voluntary liquidation. Stanley Morgan Accountants were appointed as external managers to the The Simpatico Connection Pty Ltd, organisers of the Simpatico Connection Conference, this afternoon. The Simpatico Connection had been selling tickets to its conference…

Why reducing bankruptcy to 12 months ignores the realities of insolvency – SmartCompany.com.au

By Jennifer Dickfos, Griffith University and Catherine Brown, Griffith University The proposed federal government changes to insolvency that reduce the bankruptcy period from three years to 12 months need to be questioned. It has been argued the shortened default period will have the desired impact on encouraging entrepreneurial activity and reducing the associated stigma of being…