Insolvency and Debt Recovery in Response to COVID-19 Measures
WEB213N53: You will examine how to work with the latest legislative and procedural changes in debt collection and gain practical insights on dealing with bankruptcy and winding up actions. Whether the amendments to debt collection expire in December 2020 or are extended, this is your chance to perfect your practice for the current environment and whatever is to come.
Description
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
1.30pm to 2.30pm Commencing Court Proceedings and Defending Unsecured Recovery Action
- Reviewing the changes to the Corporations Act 2001and Bankruptcy Act 1966
- Enforcing a judgement below the statutory threshold and alternatives to winding up and bankruptcy action
- Garnishees and Writs for the levy of property
- Examinations
- Instalment agreements
- Dealing with bankruptcy actions on behalf of both creditors and debtors
- Bankruptcy notices and 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
Presented by Stacy Miller, Partner, Cronin Miller
2.30pm to 3.00pm Safe Harbour Provisions
Presented by Matt Mullen, Director, Grant Thornton
3.00pm to 4.00pm Negotiating Settlements
- Voluntary Administration and Deed of Company Arrangements
Presented by Alice Ruhe, Partner, SMB Advisory; Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy and a Registered & Official Liquidator
4.00pm to 4.10pm Break
4.10pm to 4.45pm Examining Anti-Phoenixing Legislation and GST liabilities
- What are the impacts on Directors?
Presented by Marc Rossi, Partner, Hicksons
4.45pm to 5.30pm Panel Discussion: Real Life Scenarios
The panelists will work through several practical real life scenarios applying debt recovery principles in the current environment.
Panellists:
Stacy Miller, Partner, Cronin Miller
Matt Mullen, Director, Grant Thornton
Marc Rossi, Partner, Hicksons
Alice Ruhe, Partner, SMB Advisory, Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy and a Registered & Official Liquidator
5.30pm Close
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.