How is the liquidator founded

How Do You Work Out if a Liquidator Is Funded?

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

If you receive a letter from a liquidator demanding tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a liquidation process, what do you do next? 

What Is an Unreasonable Director-Related Transaction?

What is an Unreasonable Director-Related Transaction?

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

In this article we explain when a transaction might be voidable under that section, how these transactions differ from another type of voidable transaction, uncommercial transactions, and how liquidators pursue claims under this section.

What Is an Uncommercial Transaction?

What is an Uncommercial Transaction?

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Liquidators have a set of powers under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act) known as ‘voidable transactions’ (sometimes also known as ‘avoidance provisions’), which allow the liquidator to ‘claw back’ certain transactions in the case of an insolvent winding-up.

Inside problem or an outside problem

Business Survival Series: Is the problem an inside problem or an outside problem?

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Running a business can be tough and no matter how prepared you are, there will always be hurdles along the path. As such, recognising the type of problem that you’re dealing with is vital in determining what strategy should be implemented to respond to a financial crisis. A helpful starting point is to consider whether the problem is an inside problem or an outside problem.

Running Account Defence to an Unfair Preference Claim

What is the Running Account Defence to an Unfair Preference Claim?

Estimated reading time: 0 minutes

In insolvency, a liquidator sometimes seeks to recover money from a creditor on the grounds that the creditor has received an ‘unfair preference’ in a payment from the debtor company. Here we explain how the ‘running account’ principle can be used by a creditor to push back against a liquidator’s claim of unfair preference.

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A Complete Guide to the Small Business Restructuring Process

Estimated reading time: 27 minutes

Simplified debt restructuring is a new process available as of 1 January 2021 to support financially distressed small businesses. In simplified debt restructuring, an independent professional known as a ‘small business restructuring practitioner’ is appointed to a distressed debtor company to assist with restructuring the company’s debt via development of a ‘restructuring plan’.

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What are Unfair Preference Claims by a Company Liquidator?

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

In this article, we look at the definition of ‘unfair preference’ claims — a mechanism used by liquidators to claw back some prior payments to creditors. We also look at the available defences for an unfair preference claim, and how the new ‘simplified liquidation’ procedure for small businesses deals with unfair preference claims.