Andrew Blundell

Australian Bankruptcy System Reforms: Enhancing Fairness and Efficiency

On 8 July 2024, off the back of the submission process run by the Attorney Generals Department in relation to personal insolvency, which concluded in September 2023, Mark Dreyfus, announced that the Australian Government is set to introduce a series of significant reforms to the nation’s bankruptcy system. The stated

What is provisional liquidation and how can it be used to protect creditors’ interests?

Provisional liquidation is a mechanism available to creditors or members of a company in Australia which is derived from section 472(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act). An application to appoint a provisional liquidator can be filed any time after the filing of a winding up application and

PPSA Reform – Where to from here?

On 22 September 2023, the Attorney-General announced the Australian Government’s response to the Final Report of the 2015 statutory review of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (the Whittaker Review).

Insolvency Law Reform – Has the time come for seismic change? – Issue 4

In our article Insolvency law reform – has the time come for seismic change? released on 24 July 2023, I provided a summary of the findings from the report handed down on 12 July 2023…

Modernising Business Registers Program Scrapped

As part of the 2020 Budget Digital Business Plan, the Federal government at the time announced the full implementation of the Modernising Business Registers (MBR) Program. The Legislation that enabled the MBR to proceed received Royal Assent on 22 June 2020.

Credit Tech Insights with Patrick Coghlan, CEO – CreditorWatch

In episode seven of season two of “The Cut”, Principal, Andrew Blundell, sits down with Patrick Coghlan, the CEO of CreditorWatch.

The building and construction industry reset continues

Andrew Blundell and Simon Cathro of Cathro & Partners were appointed on 18 January 2022 as Administrators of Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd.

Insolvency Law Reform – Has the time come for seismic change?

As many of you will be aware, on 28 September 2022, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services began an inquiry into corporate insolvency in Australia and on 12 July 2023, they handed down their report in relation to their findings.

In Words and Deeds – ARITA Journal

In the latest ARITA Journal, and off the back of being part of the panel on all things DOCAs at the NSW/ACT ARITA Conference, Principal Andrew Blundell provides his thoughts around a recent case study the team was involved with that was a bit outside the ordinary and demonstrates the

Insolvency warning signs – what to look out for over the remainder of 2023 and beyond

This year has already thrown up a number of challenges for business and individuals alike. Continued inflation, rising interest rates, supply chain issues, labour shortages and extreme weather have all meant that a large number of companies have and will continue to face various challenges that can lead to financial

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