We have great experience and can help in many insolvency related matters including:Deeds of Company Arrangement;Administrations;Liquidations;Receiverships;Insolvency Actions for Trustees and Liquidators;Acting for creditors in defending preference payment claims by Trustees and Liquidators;Recovery of debts via insolvency and bankruptcy processes; andReconstruction and personal insolvency arrangements.Under Part IX of the Bankruptcy Act proposals can be made for […]
Not getting along with your partners or co-shareholders?Is your business in limbo because you can’t agree on certain decisions which need to be made?Is your partner or co-owner no longer acting in the best interests of the business?Are you having trouble communicating with your partner?Are you and your partners’ direction for your business moving apart? Partnerships […]
Need to know where you stand in relation to a contract?Need to enforce a contract?Trying to get out of a contract? Contracts and agreements are an integral part of our society. It’s therefore not only important to understand how contracts are formed but also how they will be interpreted, terminated and enforced. We have extensive experience […]
Secured creditors in a liquidation must be careful when completing a proof of debt or voting at any meeting of creditors as doing so may render their security invalid. This was highlighted in the Queensland Court of Appeal decision of Surfers Paradise Investments Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Davoren Nominees Pty Ltd. In this case a […]
You’re a company director but need to go away for a couple of weeks when a board meeting is due. What do you do? Sign a power of attorney, fail to turn up? Either of these could cause some serious problems for the director and the company itself – particularly if it means decisions and […]