James Frank

James is our resident deal enthusiast, small business champion, and all-round ideas guy. With a background in corporate law and advisory, he’s passionate about helping businesses unlock their full potential.

Christmas joy spread for Liquidators and Insolvency Lawyers!

The Full Court of the Federal Court - Allsop CJ, Middleton and Derrington JJ have given Liquidators and Insolvency Lawyers an early Christmas present in finding that a a statutory..

Turnaround & Restructuring

Lots of good things have happened on Mondays.

The Problem with Oral Contracts

Oral contracts exist everywhere. When you order a coffee or lunch, when you borrow your neighbour’s tools or when you agree to pay your friend back for that ticket to the NRL...

Extension to Insolvency Relief Measures

On 7th September 2020 the Federal Government announced that they would be extending the Insolvency Relief measures that were legislated in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Preparing for the Precipice: changes to JobKeeper

As you are aware the JobKeeper Payment in its current form will cease on 27th September 2020. However, on 21st July the Government advised that JobKeeper will be extended in a..

What is the biggest risk to a business? People

How important are your employees?

New Legislation: Combating Illegal Phoenixing

On 17 February 2020 the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 received royal ascent.

Trustees' right of indemnity to an insolvent corporate trustee

There has been much debate as to how the trustees' right of indemnity would apply to an insolvent corporate trustee.

Protecting your assets in bankruptcy

One of the most seminal decisions in bankruptcy law is the High Court decision of The Trustee of the Property of John Daniel Cummins, A Banklrupt v Cummins (2006) [2006] HCA 6.

Are you playing by the new rules?

James Frank recently spoke at a Sydney Hills Business lunch on how the Internet has changed the business game. The following article is a summary of what he spoke about.