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ATO, Bankruptcy, Conduct, Directors, Judgment, Liability, Liquidations, Liquidators, Litigation, Trustees 2 October 2026

Misfortune begets a benefit for alleged phoenixer

KHR Insolvency’s Robert Kite. Being injured on the job is generally unfortunate but for South Coogee man Dane Stojic a workplace accident has proved fortuitous. The subsequent worker’s compensation payout – which was not divisible among his creditors before he was discharged from bankruptcy bankruptcy last year – will assist his wife as she seeks to overturn findings of involvement in a multi-million dollar phoenixing…

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Bankruptcy, Judgment, Receivership, Trustees 22 April 2026

Court starved of candour over super grab

Giovanni “John” Carrello of BRI Ferrier WA. West Australia insolvency veteran Giovanni “John” Carrello has emerged much scathed from an attempt to gain control of one half of a self managed super fund (SMSF), with a judge excoriating the BRI Ferrier WA principal for inadequate disclosures and a reluctance to address concerns expressed by the court. Read on, all ye who would covet a dead…