Schemes of Arrangement

Kanaga Dharmananda (BJuris (Hons); LLB (Hons) (UWA); BCL (Oxon); LLM (Harvard)) is a barrister at Francis Burt Chambers in Perth and a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Law of the University of Western Australia. Prior to being called to the Bar, Kanaga was a partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Counsel with the United Nations Compensation Commission, and Counsel with Mitsubishi Corporation. He is also on the editorial board of law journals and reports and has published extensively. Anthony Papamatheos (BCom, LLB (Distinction) (UWA)) is an Associate at Maxim Litigation Consultants in Perth and is a Visiting Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Western Australia. He practises in most areas of civil and commercial litigation. John Koshy (BCom (Hons), LLB (Hons) (UWA) is a Senior Associate at Allens Arthur Robinson in Perth. He practises in mergers and acquisitions and general corporate/commercial law and has significant experience in the resources and energy sector. Koshy commenced his legal career with the State Solicitor's Office of Western Australia. He has also tutored in corporations law at the UWA Law School and corporate finance at the UWA Business School.

Foreword, The Hon Justice John Gilmour 1. Introduction - The rise and rise of the schemes of arrangement, Kanaga Dharmananda, John Koshy and Anthony Papamatheos 2. Some commercial observations on schemes of arrangement as we enter 'the 2010', Justin Mannolini 3. Some commercial observations on schemes of arrangement as we enter "the 2010s" - A commentary, Raymond Da Silva Rosa 4. Difficult issues in drafting and implementing M&A scheme documents, Michael Lishman 5. Difficult issues in drafting and implementing M&A scheme documents - A commentary, Nigel Hunt 6. Commercial considerations and approaches to successful reconstructions and creditors schemes, Andrew Saker 7. Legal solutions to commercial concerns: creditors' schemes of arrangement, Richard Douglas 8. Difficult issues in creditors' schemes, Konrad de Kerloy 9. Difficult issues in creditors' schemes - A commentary, Kim Reid 10. Expert's reports - getting it right Sherif Andrawes 11. Two court hearings and managing meetings, Malcolm Oakes SC Appendices: Basic checklist for members' scheme, Schemes of Arrangement (January 2006)