Bankruptcy & InsolvencyCommercial LitigationNewsSLF Lawyers NewsCan the Bankruptcy Courts rely on a judgment debt? Not anymore…
4 September 2017
On 17 August 2017, the High Court of Australia handed down its reasons in the matter of Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd v Compton [2017] HCA 28. This decision creates uncertainty in relation to the role of the bankruptcy Courts and whether they are required, in certain circumstances, to ‘go behind’ a judgment debt relied on...