insolvency
Australia’s insolvency rates set to climb, says BigLaw firm
Insolvencies in Australia are expected to keep rising throughout 2025, as financial pressures deepen and become more...
03 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Insolvency cases that will define the profession in 2025
As 2024 proved to be a pivotal and dynamic time for the insolvency and restructuring field, a BigLaw partner has...
16 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
What sectors were hit hardest in insolvency surge?
With insolvency rates soaring to record-breaking highs this year, a BigLaw partner delves into the sectors bearing the...
23 December 2024
By Grace Robbie
Why corporate insolvencies surged in 2024
Here, a BigLaw partner provided valuable insights into the remarkable increase in corporate insolvency rates observed...
17 December 2024
By Grace Robbie
New category finalists revealed for Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2025
Lawyers Weekly announces 286 finalists across mergers and acquisitions, insolvency, insurance, intellectual property,...
29 November 2024
By Arabella Walton
R&I partner to leave Jones Day for Clayton Utz
National law firm Clayton Utz is set to pick up a partner for its restructuring and insolvency offering, who comes...
30 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Small firms must be wary of ‘date-night’ insolvency risks
The ATO and major banks remain a major driver of insolvencies, but cash flow issues are beginning to trigger higher...
26 September 2024
By Miranda Brownlee and Jerome Doraisamy
The 3 pressures contributing to the surge in personal insolvency
There are critical financial pressures responsible for the recent increase in personal insolvencies, a specialist...
05 September 2024
By Grace Robbie
How the rise in insolvencies is impacting lawyers’ fees
Here, a senior associate explains how the increased volume of companies going into liquidation and/or insolvency across...
23 August 2024
By Grace Robbie
Are surging bankruptcy rates in Australia boosting SME M&A activity?
With Australian businesses facing record-breaking bankruptcy levels, Bartier Perry corporate partner Michael Cossetto...
01 May 2024
By Grace Robbie
Company failures on the rise, says ASIC
The latest insolvency data published by the corporate regulator reveals that the number of companies failing is...
23 April 2024
By Grace Robbie
Precedent-setting insolvency cases and their impact on the profession
Johnson Winter Slattery (JWS) has launched the newest edition of its insolvency and restructuring Case Summaries...
08 April 2024
By Lauren Croft
Clayton Utz adds former Baker McKenzie practice head
National law firm Clayton Utz has appointed Baker McKenzie’s former head of restructuring and insolvency as a...
19 March 2024
By Grace Robbie
Pinsent Masons launches Aussie restructuring and insolvency practice with new team
Following the decision of national practice Gilchrist Connell to exit the restructuring and insolvency space, a...
06 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Former Clayton Utz partner joins Gilbert + Tobin with team
National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has appointed a partner from fellow BigLaw practice Clayton Utz, who will serve as...
05 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
The ‘vital reform’ needed in corporate insolvency
A report has recently recommended a “comprehensive and independent review of Australia’s insolvency law”, but one...
18 July 2023
By Lauren Croft
Addisons adds partner, senior associate
Sydney-based firm Addisons has moved to bolster its insolvency and restructuring and commercial litigation and dispute...
01 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
FCW hires dispute resolution and insolvency principal
Sydney and Melbourne-based firm FCW Lawyers has moved to strengthen its dispute resolution and insolvency practice with...
12 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
The influx of insolvency and bankruptcies post-pandemic
For lawyers in the commercial litigation space, there has been a “real influx” of insolvency and bankruptcies, as...
05 May 2023
By Lauren Croft
‘Companies will face larger financial headwinds than in the GFC,’ says insolvency partner
One partner foreshadows the bleak outlook for companies for 2023, predicting a sharp rise in insolvencies.
24 March 2023
By Jess Feyder