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Directors, Judgment, Liquidations, Liquidators, Litigation, Public Examinations, Receivers, Social/Professional, SPL 7 August 2026

When the special purpose is the status quo

Meertens’ James McPherson. Hall Chadwick partner David Trim. Only in South Australia? Harsh perhaps but where an application was made by a creditor for the issue of examination summonses to individuals – some of whom weren’t directors or officers of the relevant company – shortly before the liquidator appointed filed a notice of intention to retire? Well then, the . . . Restricted Content Dear…

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ASIC, Conflict, Liquidators, Regulation/Legislation, Social/Professional, SPL 4 November 2022

Stimpson stymied by SV Partners director’s partner

SV Partners’ David Stimpson. SV Partners Matthew Bookless. Liquidator David Stimpson is having to deal with some unwelcome complexities intruding into his management of the Youpla indigenous funeral fund debacle thanks to those pesky rules around independence and apprehensions of a lack thereof. Near as we can tell, the domino that precipitated the recently filed application by ASIC and the Department of Fair Trading (DFT)…