By Mr Anil Hargovan

Journal articles

Hargovan A, 2022, 'Putting assets beyond the reach of creditors: an audacious example of illegal phoenixing and its legal implications', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 22, pp. 23 - 27

Hargovan A, 2021, '’Royal Commission reports on Crown Casino - the crowning ignominy of governance failure’', Governance Directions, 73, pp. 440 - 448

Hargovan A, 2021, '‘Big star trips over stepping stone: Corporate and director liability in ASIC v Big Star Energy Ltd’', Governance Directions, 73, pp. 19 - 24

Hargovan A, 2020, 'Australian Insolvency Law Reform for Small Business — Janus-Faced?', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 21, pp. 5 - 10

Hargovan A, 2020, 'Governance lessons from Tennis Australia: ASIC v Mitchell (No 2)', Governance Directions, 72, pp. 384 - 393

Hargovan A, 2020, 'Who is a company officer?: High Court analysis in ASIC v King and its implications', Governance Directions, 72, pp. 171 - 177

Hanrahan P; Hargovan A, 2020, 'Legislating the concept of the independent company director: recent Indian reforms seen through Australian eyes', Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, 20, pp. 86 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729342.2020.1773018

Hargovan A, 2019, 'Stepping stone liability for non-executive chair in Vocation Ltd', Governance Directions, 71, pp. 1 - 8

Hargovan A, 2019, 'Franchise Agreements: When is a debt incurred in the context of insolvent trading law?', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 20, pp. 84 - 87

Hargovan A, 2019, 'Editors Corner', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 20, pp. 2 - 3

Hargovan A, 2019, 'Banking royal commission final report: Cultural issues and implications', Governance Directions, 17, pp. 1 - 9

Hargovan A, 2019, 'Editorial Note', Insolvency Law Bulletin, pp. 186 - 188

Hargovan A, 2018, 'Hayne Royal Commission Interim Report: Unclogging the Central Artery', Governance Directions, 70, pp. 691 - 699

Hargovan A, 2018, 'An Employee, Contractor or De Facto director? Challenge under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 19, pp. 156 - 159

Hargovan A, 2018, 'Editor's Corner (Insolvency Law Bulletin)', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 19, pp. 150 - 152

Hargovan A, 2018, 'Sprouting the invalid appointment of a voluntary administrator', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 19, pp. 127 - 129

Hargovan A, 2018, 'Editor's Corner', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 19, pp. 62 - 63

Hargovan A, 2018, 'Editor's Corner', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 19, pp. 22 - 23

Hargovan A, 2018, 'Liquidator's loss of insolvent trading claim under s 588G(2): Mansfield v Townend', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 19, pp. 39 - 42

Brown D, 2018, 'Editor's Corner', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 19, pp. 110 - 113

Hargovan A, 2018, 'Storm without power: Low civil penalties for directors of Storm Financial', Governanc Directions, 70, pp. 197 - 201, https://www.governanceinstitute.com.au/resources/governance-directions/issue-4/storm-without-power-low-civil-penalties-for-directors-of-storm-financial/

Hargovan AC, 2017, 'Corporate law: Foreign directors of Australian companies put on notice: No leniency for ignorance of duties', Governance Directions, 69, pp. 37 - 39

Hargovan AC; Todd T, 2017, 'Financial Twilight Re-Appraisal: Ending The Judicially-Created Quagmire Of Fiduciary Duties To Creditors', University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/LAWREVIEW.2016.450

Hargovan AC, 2017, 'Judicial guidance on de facto director liability for insolvent trading', Governance Directions, 69, pp. 111 - 113

Hargovan AC, 2017, 'Still a sleepy hollow? Directors’ liability and the business judgment rule', Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 31, pp. 319 - 343

Hargovan AC, 2016, 'Insolvency Law Reform in India', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 17, pp. 185 - 188

Hargovan AC, 2016, 'Governance in Financially Troubled Companies: Australian Law Reform Proposals', Company and Securities Law Journal, 34, pp. 483 - 488

Hargovan AC, 2016, 'FINANCIAL TWILIGHT RE-APPRAISAL: ENDING THE JUDICIALLY CREATED QUAGMIRE OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO CREDITORS', University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 78, pp. 135 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/lawreview.2016.450

Hargovan AC; Harris J, 2016, 'Productivity Commission Safe Harbour Proposal for Insolvent Trading', Governance Directions, 68, pp. 9 - 12

Simnett R; Huggins A; Hargovan A, 2015, 'Integrated reporting and directors’ concerns about personal liability exposure: Law reform options', Company and Securities Law Journal, 33, pp. 176 - 195, http://www.westlaw.com.au/maf/wlau/app/document?src=document&docguid=Icf7adee1efb611e4bafbe292e8098b9a&epos=4&snippets=true&startChunk=1&endChunk=1&isTocNav=true&tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&parentinfo=

Hargovan AC; McCormack G, 2015, 'Australia and the International insolvency Paradigm', The Sydney Law Review, 37, pp. 389 - 416, https://sydney.edu.au/law/slr/slr_37/slr37_3/SLRv37n3McCormackHargovan.pdf

Hargovan AC, 2015, 'Directors’ Duties to Creditors: A Doctrinal Mess', Nottingham Insolvency and Business Law eJournal, 3, pp. 135 - 154, https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/nls/document_uploads/174820.pdf

Hargovan AC, 2015, 'Tax Debts and Directors Liability for Insolvent Trading’', Governance Directions, 67, pp. 302 - 305, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=257474527261539;res=IELBUS

Hargovan AC; Harris J, 2014, 'Administrator Liability when Selling Encumbered Assets', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 15, pp. 158 - 160

Hargovan AC, 2014, 'Assessing Insolvency for Purposes of Directors' Liability for Insolvent Trading', Governance Directions, 66, pp. 428 - 430

Hargovan AC, 2014, 'Golden Handshakes and Breach of Directors' Duties', Goverance Directions, 66, pp. 278 - 280

Hargovan AC; Harris J, 2014, 'Revisiting the Business Judgment Rule', Governance Directions, 66, pp. 634 - 637

Hargovan AC; Harris J, 2014, 'Strengthening Creditor Enforcement in Insolvency - UK Law Reform Proposals', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 15, pp. 45 - 47

Hargovan A; Harris J, 2013, 'Before the High Court For Whom the Bell Tolls: Directors' Duties to Creditors after Bell', SYDNEY LAW REVIEW, 35, pp. 433 - 450, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000213739500007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hargovan AC, 2013, 'Negotiated Settlement and Penalties in AWB Scandal', Keeping Good Companies, 65, pp. 288 - 291, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=362432479958124;res=IELBUS

Hargovan AC, 2013, 'Caution Against Board Groupthink - Civil Penalties in James Hardie', Keeping Good Companies, 65, pp. 32 - 32, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=207480690974933;res=IELBUS

Hargovan AC, 2013, 'For Whom the Bell Tolls: Directors' Duties to Creditors after Bell', The Sydney Law Review, 35, pp. 433 - 450, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SydLawRw/2013/16.html

Hargovan AC, 2012, 'Company Officers in the judicial spotlight', Keeping good companies, 64, pp. 365 - 367, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=604256867137178;res=IELBUS

Hargovan AC, 2012, 'Constitutional validity of examination power exercised by receiver and mortgagees in possession', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 13, pp. 55 - 55

Hargovan AC, 2012, 'Downer for CEO - Serious misconduct ruling by appellate court on Downer case', Keeping good companies, 64, pp. 666 - 668, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=978965918673919;res=IELAPA

Hargovan AC, 2012, 'Dual role of General Counsel and Company Secretary: walking the legal tightrope', Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 27, pp. 112 - 121, http://www.lexisnexis.com/au/legal/auth/checkbrowser.do?ipcounter=1&cookieState=0&rand=0.6636347798793097&bhcp=1

Hargovan AC, 2012, 'Natural justice and the examination power under Pt.5.9 of the Corporations Act', Insolvency Law Bulletin, 2012, pp. 79 - 79

Hargovan AC, 2012, 'Raising the bar for General Counsel and Company Secretaries - High Court decision in James Hardie', Keeping good companies, 64, pp. 260 - 262, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=476695545903541;res=IELBUS

Hargovan AC; Harris J, 2011, 'Cutting the Gordian knot of corporate law: revisiting veil piercing in corporate groups', Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 26, pp. 39 - 54

Hargovan AC; Harris J, 2011, 'Together alone: Corporate group structures and their legal status revisited', Australian Business Law Review, 39, pp. 85 - 94

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