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Court confirms VA’s priority over law firm partners

Worrells Perth principal Mervin Kitay. A judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia yesterday delivered a useful decision in respect of questions of indemnification and priority against assets when a voluntary administrator is appointed to a legal partnership. In this case Worrells Perth principal Mervin Kitay had been appointed administrator of Dwyers Legal Pty Ltd, a law firm that previously traded as Dwyer Durack….

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Casting vote defiance attracts State Revenue ire

Wexted Advisors founder and principal Joe Hayes. Wexted Advisors partner Andrew McCabe. Wexted Advisors founder Joe Hayes may be facing an almighty stoush with the Queensland State Revenue Commissioner (Commissioner) over an unpopular DoCA, but that doesn’t mean he and colleague Andrew McCabe should be prohibited from utilising the deed funds for their defence. ” … the allegations made in the Queensland Proceeding in respect of…