Building and Construction Debt Recovery
Building and construction debt recovery solicitors are lawyers who recover debts in the building and construction industry. There are a number of ways building and construction debt recovery solicitors can recover building and construction debts through the Courts or the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (“BIFA”): Making a BIFA payment claim; […]
When is a Company Insolvent?
When is a company insolvent? A company is insolvent if it is unable to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. A company’s insolvency is calculated upon: The cash flow test; and then The balance sheet test. There is a difference between company insolvency and temporary illiquidity. In this article our […]
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Unpaid Rent Arrears in Queensland
Unpaid rent arrears in residential property can have a serious impact on landlords’ cash flow. The popular misconception is that landlords are all wealthy property tycoons – but this is simply not true. A vast majority of investors are small investors who own only one (1) investment property. Landlords and owners have bills to pay, […]
Recovering Outstanding Body Corporate Levies
Are you a body corporate with outstanding body corporate levies from a lot owner looking for body corporate debt recovery? A lot owner in a body corporate scheme is required to pay an agreed amount annually in owners’ contributions and levies. If lot owners do not pay these contributions and levies, then this could impose […]
Recovering Debts or Money Owed
Do you need to collect debts or money owed to you? You can recover debts or money owed in the following ways: Negotiating with the debtor; Mediation or alternative dispute resolution; Filing a claim in the Court with jurisdiction; Filing a claim in QCAT or another tribunal; Issuing a statutory demand on an insolvent company; […]
Winding Up Order – How to Wind up a Company
A winding up order is an order from the Court ordering that a company be wound up in insolvency. Section 459P of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“Corporations Act“) says that a creditor can apply to the Court for a company to be wound up in insolvency. The most common was that a creditor applies to […]
Stonegate Legal FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions The Stonegate Legal FAQ page will attempt to answer all of your commercial litigation, debt dispute, and insolvency frequently asked questions Book A Consultation Speak To Our Trusted Lawyers Today Common Questions QUEENSLAND LITIGATION & DISPUTE LAWYERS Helping You Make Informed Decisions Commercial litigation is a type of dispute resolution process in […]
How to Set Aside a Bankruptcy Notice
How to Set Aside a Bankruptcy Notice in Australia Do you need to set aside a bankruptcy notice? Non-compliance with a bankruptcy notice results in the debtor committing an “act of bankruptcy”. An act of bankruptcy is one of the prerequisites to presenting a creditor’s petition in the Federal Circuit Court. You have three (3) […]
Enforce a QCAT Decision
How do you enforce a QCAT decision? First, you must register the QCAT decision in the Magistrates Court; then You can enforce it as though it were an order of that Court; You can apply for an enforcement warrant, a bankruptcy notice, or serve a statutory demand – to enforce the registered QCAT decision over […]
How to Sue a Company in Queensland
How to Sue a Company in Queensland Are you looking for information on how to sue a company? Do you want to know how to sue a company in Court or serve the debtor company with a statutory demand? One of the most common reasons to sue a company is because the company has not […]
Commercial Debt Recovery
Commercial debt recovery is the recovery of debt between businesses, usually performed by commercial debt recovery solicitors. If you have ever run a business or company, you will understand the impact that non-paying clients have on your cash flow. Have you provided your client / customer with goods or services and they are refusing to […]
Client not Paying Invoice? How to Recover the Debt
Do you have a client not paying invoice or invoices? If a customer refuses to pay an invoice or invoices, this could be a sign that they are not solvent. If this is the case then it is important that you act quickly to recover the debt from this client. If the debtor becomes bankrupt […]
Setting Aside a Default Decision in QCAT
Setting aside a default decision in QCAT is not as easy as you might think! The Court will need to be persuaded of some or all of the following: Whether the respondent has raised a defence on the merits; Whether or not there is a good reason for the respondent’s failure to file a response; […]
Small Business Debt Recovery
Small business debt recovery can be a painful yet necessary part of running your small business or SME. If you have a small business or a medium enterprise then you will know how time consuming and frustrating business to business (“B2B“) debt recovery can be. Getting a small business debt recovery law firm to recover your outstanding […]
