Collecting Unsecured Debts during COVID-19
You will examine how to work with the latest legislative and procedural changes in debt collection and unsecured loan recoveries and explore the best strategies for enforcing unsecured debts that fall below statutory thresholds. Plus, gain practical insights on dealing with bankruptcy and winding up actions. Whether the amendments to debt collection expire in September or are extended, this is your chance to perfect your practice and procedure for the current environment and whatever is to come.
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1.5 units in Substantive Law
1.5 units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Marc Rossi, Partner, Hicksons
- Commencing court proceedings and steps to defending unsecured recovery action
- Enforcing a judgement below the statutory threshold and alternatives to winding up and bankruptcy action
- Garnishees
- Writs for the levy of property
- Examinations
- Instalment agreements
- Reviewing the changes to the Corporations Act 2001and Bankruptcy Act 1966
- Statutory thresholds and times for compliance
- Safe harbour provisions
- Dealing with bankruptcy actions on behalf of both creditors and debtors
- Bankruptcy notices
- Creditors petitions
- Notices of opposition
- Practical problems
- Dealing with winding up actions on behalf of both creditors and debtors
- Commencing proceedings: which court and why
- Statutory demands
- Applications to set statutory demands aside
- Opposition to originating processes
- Advising on preferential payments
- Negotiating settlements: Voluntary Administration and Deed of Company Arrangements
- Examining Anti phoenixing legislation and GST liabilities: impacts on directors
- Scenarios
- Work through practical real life scenarios applying debt recovery principles in the current environment
Presented by:
Alice Ruhe, Partner, SMB Advisory, Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy and a Registered & Official Liquidator
Matt Mullen, Director, Grant Thornton
Stacy Miller, Partner, Cronin Miller
Presenters
Alice Ruhe
Alice has practised in the Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Industry for over 15 years and is a Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy and a Registered Liquidator. Alice is a member of both the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) and has experience in all forms of corporate and personal insolvency administrations.
Matt Mullen
Matt is a Chartered Accountant who is currently a Director within the Financial Advisory. Recovery & Reorganisation division in the Grant Thornton Australia Limited Cairns office. Matt has worked in the insolvency and restructuring professional services sector for over 16 years in both Australia and the United Kingdom which has allowed him to gain invaluable experience across a wide range of engagements. Matt's role with Grant Thornton Australia Limited offers him the opportunity to work in both the personal and corporate insolvency areas including all types of formal engagements.
Stacy Miller
Stacy Miller has practiced exclusively in the areas of commercial litigation, insolvency, debt recovery and dispute resolution since her commencement of practice in Queensland in 2003. She has been a partner of the Gold Coast based specialist commercial litigation and insolvency firm, Cronin Miller Litigation, since 2014.
Marc Rossi
Marc is a Partner at Hicksons with a focus on recoveries, insolvency, restructuring, financial services, securities enforcement, LMI & title insurance, and commercial litigation and dispute resolution.