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ASIC, ATO, Creditors, Directors, Liquidations, Liquidators, Public Examinations, Social/Professional, Voidable Transactions 17 June 2020

Liquidator to relinquish casting vote on Tauro offer

Hall Chadwick’s Richard Lawrence. Tauro Capital and Apollo League director Simon Ward. Hall Chadwick Melbourne partner Richard Lawrence will refrain from exercising his casting vote in the event there is a deadlock between creditors prepared to accept Tauro Capital director Simon Ward’s compromise offer and those who want his head. In a report issued to Tauro creditors this week Lawrence said that as a consequence…

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ASIC, Careers in Arrears, Conduct, Discipline, Liquidators, Social/Professional 6 November 2019

Suspended liquidator referred under Schedule 2

Amanda Young. It’s been almost 12 months since her employment was terminated but challenges continue for suspended liquidator Amanda Young. Last week ASIC referred the former Jirsch Sutherland (Jirsch) partner to a Schedule 2 Disciplinary Committee, alleging misconduct in respect of sections 40-40(1)(f) and (m) of the Insolvency Practice Schedule. Section 40-40(1)(f) deals with an alleged general contravention by a liquidator while (m) involves the…