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.

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.