8-6-21 / Paul McQuade KC, Sean Russell, Hannah Lilley — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
The Full Federal Court’s recent decision in Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd v Bryant has important consequences for the calculation of unfair preference claims. This CPD will explain the reasoning behind the Court’s decision and identify those points of law which remain uncertain. Paul McQuade QC, Sean Russell and Hannah Lilley hosted…
27-11-19 / Michael Trim, Sean Russell — Building & Construction
Prior to the High Court's decision in Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32, claims by builders and contractors on a quantum meruit basis could not exceed the agreed contractual price. That practice has now been ruled out in many cases. At an event hosted by the Society…
21-8-19 / Sean Russell, Mark Eade — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Mark Eade and Sean Russell addressed an audience of insolvency practitioners hosted by the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) on 21 August 2019 at the McCullough Robertson office (Brisbane) to offer some clarity on a matter that for a number of decades has been uncertain, the treatment of…
4-7-19 / Paul McQuade KC, Sean Russell, Mark Eade — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
In light of the High Court decision in Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products Australia Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [2019] HCA 20 (“Re Amerind“), barristers Paul McQuade QC, Mark Eade and Sean Russell hosted a seminar covering the following issues: the trustee’s right of indemnity – what it is and how it…
13-9-17 / Borcsa Vass, Sean Russell — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations
A presentation delivered on 13 September 2017 at Level Twenty Seven Chambers. Topics covered, included: do you have an “unsecured debt” under s 588FA(1)(b) – the date for determining this and retention of title clauses as security; the availability of set-offs against preference payments; and when is payment by a third…
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