Inspector-General in Bankruptcy v Hartnett [2025] FCA 111
24-2-25 / Matthew Jones KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Matthew Jones KC (leading Mr M Downes) appeared for the Controlling Trustees in the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy’s application under section 222(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 to set aside the personal insolvency agreement of Mr Beau Hartnett. This was the first occasion in which the Inspector-General had exercised that power. …
20-12-24 / Matthew Jones KC, Sean Russell — Appellate, Commercial Equity, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations
Matthew Jones KC and Sean Russell appeared for the Second Respondent, instructed by Cooper Grace Ward. Matthew Jones KC and Sean Russell successfully defended a first instance decision, in which Mr Russell appeared unled, to award receivers the entirety of the remuneration claimed. The separate reasons of Bond JA give…
16-8-24 / Matthew Jones KC — Corporations, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
In a claim for recovery of an unfair preference, issues arose as to the adequacy of an insolvency report prepared by the liquidator who brought the claim and as to whether, in the context of the commercial events occurring at the time of the payment, the company was insolvent at…
Connelly (liquidator) v Papadopoulos, in the matter of TSK QLD Pty Ltd (in liq) [2024] FCA 888
9-8-24 / Matthew Jones KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Liquidators of a labour hire firm alleged that a corporate adviser who had devised and implemented a corporate restructure was liable to pay damages under section 588M(2) and section 1317H of the Corporations Act 2001. One of the issues in the case was whether the judgment should be staggered or…
Re Gulf Aboriginal Development Company Ltd [2021] QSC 310/i>
26-11-21 / Matthew Jones KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
A special purpose corporation, Gulf Aboriginal Development Company Ltd, was established pursuant to a 1997 agreement between the State of Queensland, certain native title groups which would be affected by the New Century Mine and the mine’s operator, referred to as the Gulf Communities Agreement. The company was operated by…
