At Harwood Andrews Lawyers we appreciate the demanding time frames often faced by insolvency practitioners and the specialised regulatory framework within which they operate.
We pride ourselves on our ability to mobilise our resources to quickly respond to requests from insolvency practitioners for advice in both litigious and non-litigious matters.
We also understand that insolvency practitioners have a detailed knowledge of the Corporations Act and Bankruptcy Act and our advice is tailored accordingly.
The Insolvency team is headed by Alison Umbers who is a Law Institute of Victoria accredited specialist in commercial litigation, and who has been a full member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia since 2001. Senior Associate Ece Mustafa-Ay is also a full member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia.
Harwood Andrews Lawyers frequently advises insolvency practitioners on matters including:
- unfair preference claims
- uncommercial transactions
- preparation of deeds of company arrangement
- public and private examinations
- remuneration issues
- litigation brought by creditors
- creditors meetings
- proofs of debt
- retention of title disputes
- enforceability of security held by secured creditors
We have also assisted insolvency practitioners in obtaining urgent injunctive relief to ensure assets of insolvent entities are not moved offshore.