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Believe Early Learning: Preserving Essential Services Through Voluntary Administration
A creditor-supported restructuring of Believe Early Learning preserved regional childcare centres in Eaglehawk and Mooroopna, protecting jobs and delivering materially better outcomes than liquidation. The case demonstrates how voluntary administration can address the sector's simultaneous growth in demand and pressure on capacity, while navigating workforce constraints, regulatory obligations, and unsustainable financial structures.
Australia Insolvency
CP
Cathro & Partners
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Director Identification Numbers: Practical Lessons From The 2026 Reforms
Australia's director identification number regime has evolved from initial implementation to routine governance compliance. Recent legislative reforms strengthen ASIC's enforcement powers and integrate DINs more closely into corporate registry processes, requiring companies to embed verification procedures into director appointments, succession planning and ASIC reporting.
Australia Commercial
CC
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Case Summary – Randwick City Council V Wunderwald [2026] NSWCA 116
The New South Wales Court of Appeal examined whether a $50,000 award for future economic loss to a minor injured in a café accident met the evidentiary requirements of the Civil Liability Act 2002. The decision clarifies the stringent standards courts must apply when assessing damages for children, particularly regarding assumptions about future earning capacity and the need for concrete evidence rather than mere possibilities.
Australia Litigation
CO
Carroll & O'Dea
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