Timeline for Small Business Restructuring

From www.salea.com.au: Small Business Restructuring (SBR) offers a streamlined process for financially distressed businesses to restructure their debt while maintaining operations.

The typical timeline includes initial steps of appointing a Small Business Restructuring Practitioner, drafting and presenting a restructuring plan within several weeks, and securing creditor voting before implementing the agreed terms.… read more

Hitting CTRL+Z on liquidation

From worrells.net.au: Companies in liquidation may have opportunities to reverse their situation, allowing them to continue trading rather than facing permanent closure.

Two key methods for exiting liquidation are appointing a voluntary administrator who can propose a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) or seeking a court order for termination of the liquidation.… read more

One strike and you’re out?

From worrells.net.au: ASIC can disqualify a company director from managing corporations for up to five years if they were an officer of multiple companies that were wound up within seven years, as outlined in the Corporations Act 2001.… read more

Court interpretation of section 563B

Reported at corrs.com.au: A landmark interpretation of section 563B of the Corporations Act 2001 regarding creditors’ entitlement to interest on admitted claims by a liquidator came to light in the Park, Re Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd case.… read more