Declan joined Cathro & Partners in December 2021 as Queensland State Manager, responsible for leading our Brisbane office.

Bringing a strong educational background (Bachelor of Commerce- BCom, Accounting, Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting, and ARITA Advanced Certificate, Insolvency) and 6 years of previous insolvency experience Declan has been able to leverage and build on his experience by working on several high profile matters (including Dyldam Developments and Enova Energy), completing a Certificate of Public Practice and growing the Brisbane office and network.

In May 2023 Declan became a Registered Liquidator and Trustee in Bankruptcy, expanding Cathro & Partners service offerings to include personal insolvency services under his leadership, and in July of the same year was promoted to the position of Director.

Qualifications

  • Registered Liquidator 
  • Registered Trustee 
  • Bachelor of Commerce, BCom Accounting, The University of Queensland
  • Chartered Accountant – CA Australia
  • Member of Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association
Articles

By Declan Lane

On 4 July 2024, Downes J of the Federal Court of Australia provided a decision in favour of the ATO that contradicts how Bankruptcy Trustees have traditionally treated Capital Gains Tax (CGT) prior to June 2021 in Robson as trustee for the bankrupt estate of Lanning v Commissioner of Taxation

A Members’ Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) is a formal process of winding up the affairs of a solvent company. The members of the company, via a special resolution, decide to wind up the company...
The perplexing conundrum of observing insolvency and financial tumult in Australia's mining sector amidst record highs in mineral prices and employment, invites scrutiny into the undercurrents that drive these seemingly paradoxical scenarios.
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