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 […]
Debt Recovery Solicitors
Debt recovery solicitors are legal practitioners, admitted to practise law in their State, Territory, or jurisdiction, who focus on the recovery of debts and the enforcement of money orders. Stonegate Legal focus on commercial litigation, debt recovery and insolvency law. Debt recovery solicitors are different to debt collectors because they are actually admitted solicitors, who […]
Winding up a Company that owes you Money
Are you thinking about winding up a company that owes you money? If the debtor company is unable to pay its debts when they are due it is likely insolvent. Are you enforcing a judgment debt against a company? Do you have an unsatisfied creditor’s statutory demand for payment of debt? If so, then this […]
Debt Recovery Lawyer
A debt recovery lawyer is a legal practitioner who specialises in the recovery of debts and debt recovery law. With its main office on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Stonegate Legal can recover business debt, personal debt, corporate debt, or any debt. Debt recovery solicitors are very different to debt collectors and work very differently. […]
Winding Up Applications
Winding up company in insolvency may be the only option available to you, either as: an enforcing creditor; or a defaulting debtor. When you wind up a company’s financial matters to facilitate an orderly dismantling of the company’s structure, this is called liquidation. During this Australian debt recovery process the assets of the company are distributed […]
What is the Cost of Insolvency
Cost of insolvency can be a deciding factor when thinking about enforcing a judgment or court order. Updated for 2024 – 2025 financial year The Cost of Bankruptcy The filing fee for bankruptcy is $4,585.00 (corporate applicant) or $1,910.00 (human applicant) with short form amount of $3,125.00 allowable to be claimed, or if the petition […]
Enforcing A Judgment
Enforcing a judgment, money order, or a registered adjudication or QCAT decision is complicated and expensive if not done correctly. Stonegate Legal’s debt enforcement lawyers can help you through the complicated process of enforcing a judgment, money order, or an adjudication or QCAT decision over the property of the judgment debtor. Your options for enforcing […]
Commence Proceedings on a Person or Company
Do you need to commence proceedings in Court or Tribunal? There are three (3) main options to commence proceedings against a defendant: Commence proceedings in the Queensland Civil Administrative Tribunal (“QCAT”); and Commence Proceedings in the Court with jurisdiction for civil litigation or commercial litigation; or Serve a statutory demand. The purpose of commencing proceedings […]
Rebutting the Presumption of Insolvency
Rebutting the Presumption of Insolvency – If a company has failed to set aside a statutory demand within twenty one (21) days from the date the statutory demand was served on the company then the Corporations Act 2001 (“the Act”) allows for a presumption that the company is insolvent and the risk that the company could be […]
Setting Aside a Default Judgment in Queensland
Setting Aside a Default Judgment in Queensland If a default judgment has been entered against you, then you must act quickly and seek an order from the Court that the default judgment be set aside. If you do not set aside the default judgment, then the plaintiff/creditor can obtain an enforcement warrant from the Court, […]
Debt Recovery Lawyers
Debt Recovery Lawyers Our debt recovery lawyers are adept in business-related and debt-related disputes, enforcement of money orders, and insolvency. We diligently strive to recover your outstanding debts. Book A Consultation Speak To Our Trusted Lawyers Today DEBT RECOVERY LAWYERS IN QUEENSLAND Why Choose Stonegate Legal To Recover Your Debts? Stonegate Legal are an experienced […]
About Stonegate Legal
Your Partner in Navigating Complex Litigation. Stonegate Legal is a dedicated commercial litigation law firm focussing on building and construction disputes, debt recovery/collection, corporations disputes, commercial lease disputes, defamation, libel & slander, issuing and defending statutory demands. We combine the latest technology and up-to-date software to give our clients a service like no other. Speak […]
Damages in Commercial Litigation in Qld
Damages in Commercial Litigation Damages in commercial litigation are a monetary award intended to compensate a party for loss or harm resulting from the wrongful conduct of another. Damages can arise in a wide range of disputes, including contract breaches, negligence claims, property disputes, and defamation cases. In Queensland, claimants must not only prove they […]
