Articles by Liam Bellamy

Amanda Young conceals her face as she leaves court. A harrowing portrait of a problem-plagued life made worse by alleged workplace bullying and harassment unfolded yesterday as ex-liquidator Amanda Young testified ahead of her sentencing on charges of stealing tens of thousands of dollars while employed as a salaried partner at the Sydney office of insolvency firm Jirsch Sutherland. Young, who in February pleaded guilty…

BDO partner Matthew Blum. BDO partner Luke Andrews. Practitioners accepting gigs as voluntary administrators (VAs) after winding up proceedings have been commenced continue to be cannon fodder for Australia’s largest creditor. Recently we reported on a VA’s challenge to the hearing of an application to wind up of Rio Dorado Limited via an application for an adjournment. The argument was that creditors should have the…