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.

What you Need to Know About Directors Penalty Notices

We often find that directors are unaware of an important section of law: Division 269 to Schedule 1 of Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth). This places a positive obligation on..

How to Restructure your Business: Part Two

As already identified in a previous article titled, How to Restructure your Business: Part One, the broad insolvency process in Australia can be broken down into 2 stages:

How to Restructure your Business: Part One

The insolvency process in Australia can be broken down into two stages. Restructuring: when there is a possibility that the company can turnaround or be salvaged Winding Up: when..

Should I be a Personal Guarantee?

Suppliers asking a Business Owner or Director for a personal guarantee is a well-trodden path.

How to use the PPSA in your favour

What is the PPSA? The PPSA is a regime established by the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) and the Personal Property Security Regulations 2010 (Cth).

A creditors game: secured or unsecured?

The Australian Law Reform Commission in 1988 in its General Insolvency Inquiry set out the range of purposes for insolvency law in Australia which largely revolved around the..

Shutting Down a Company: Deregistration or Members Voluntary Winding Up? Simple can be risky

Quite often we have clients referred to us to sell their business. The sale can be for a variety of reasons. They may be retiring, unwell, looking to downsize operations or may..

Has a word ever cost you $18 million?

Santos Ltd, Australia’s second largest independent oil and gas producer, recently lost an appeal in the Supreme Court of Queensland: Court of Appeal against BNP Paribas.