Perth Insolvency Symposium October 9, 2020 By Chris Pearce Today Blackwall partner Chris Pearce took the stage at the Perth Insolvency Symposium alongside Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, host Aaron McDonald of Pragma Lawyers and others. Chris moderated a panel consisting of Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Hill along with insolvency practitioners Bryan Hughes (Pitcher Partners, Cliff Rocke (Cor Cordis) and Jane Ayers (KordaMentha). The session included discussion of the proposed new small business restructuring regime and simplified liquidations. Post navigation Sandfire and Blackwall client Auris Minerals (ASX:AUR) in $23m gold dealBlackwall client Mustera Property Group (ASX:MPX) completes >$4m rights issue
Case summaries February 9, 2023 By Sweeney Hughes Peak Indebtedness Rule Abolished: High Court Gunns down preference recovery strategy The ‘peak indebtedness rule’, a strategy which had been used by liquidators to maximise the recovery of unfair preference claims in the context of continuing… Read More
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