Commercial consignments and the PPSA

One of the great advantages of Retention of Title clauses (prior to the Personal Property Securities Act) was that registration was not required — indeed, it wasn’t even possible. Now, registration of Retention of Title (“ROT”) security interests is required, and the...

Recent insolvency case law developments

In the Matter of Linc Energy Limited (In Liquidation) [2017] QSC 53 Justice Jackson of the Supreme Court of Queensland delivered his judgment in the matter of Linc Energy on 13 April 2017. It was an application filed by the liquidators pursuant to section 511 of the...

PPSA retention of title property

Retention of title property, in general terms, describes any property which is in the possession of one party (pursuant to the terms of some agreement) but where the title to the property does not pass to the possessor either at all, or until some precondition is met...