A question we’ve been asked lately by business owners is - can I suspend or cancel a business agreement due to COVID-19?

Following the recent escalation in COVID-19 cases, Gartree Thomson Lawyers employees will now be working remotely for the most part.

A pitfall often faced by legal representatives during the Debt Recovery Legal Process can be the difficulty of effecting personal service.

Gartree Thomson Lawyers successfully defended a claim against their client in the case of Ange v Contos [2020] NSWSC 64.

Meet Clare, our new Solicitor, and a welcome addition to the GTL team.

Once Judgment has been obtained against a debtor, one enforcement option available to creditors is to issue a Writ for the Levy of Property.

If you are trying to enforce a debt against an individual who has limited assets, you may apply for a Garnishee Order.

At GTL we have often found that credit managers and professionals in the collections and debt recovery industries tend to go the easy route.

We have prepared a flowchart to help illustrate the various steps involved in the debt recovery legal process. You can download it here. We

A lot was accomplished by the Gartree Thomson team in 2019! Here’s a quick summary:

Circumstances commonly arise where a Statement of Claim is issued in a court outside of the state where the issuer resides.

The Australian Banking Association (ABA) is releasing new guidelines in order to control assigned debts that are purchased from Australian banks. The recomme...

Kate Carnell, The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, last month announced an inquiry into insolvency practices.

From January 2020, AFSA will enable an individual to apply for bankruptcy or file their statement of affairs online.

As a company director, you will need to be familiar with your fiduciary obligations and duties prescribed in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Usually, a contract to purchase real estate will require payment of a 10% deposit on entry into the contract (or ‘exchange’).

If your company receives a statutory demand, there are steps that must be taken to prevent a situation from going bad to worse.

As part of our debt-recovery service, we often receive correspondence from debtors claiming they have been misled and/or deceived.

Setting aside of an order to wind up under UCPR 36.16(2)(b) - Day & Night Online Transport Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] NSWSC 796