Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring
Our partners have developed strong professional relationships with major insolvency and restructuring firms operating in Western Australia.
Edwards Mac Scovell advises insolvency practitioners, directors and creditors in relation to the conduct of voluntary administrations, receiverships and liquidations, including matters involving preference payments, insolvent trading and other director recovery actions.
We also have extensive experience in assisting those in financial distress and advise individuals, controlling trustees and trustees in bankruptcy with respect to negotiations with creditors, debt agreements, personal insolvency agreements and contested creditors’ petitions.
We specialise in:
- Formulating and advising on deeds of company arrangement
- Breaches of directors’ duties and director recovery actions
- Voidable transaction claims and insolvent trading
- Public and ASIC examinations
- Disputes with and claims by the Australian Taxation Office, including director penalty notices
- Statutory demands and winding up applications
- Bankruptcy notices and creditors’ petitions
- Safe harbour advice