Join an essential and comprehensive guide to bankruptcy procedures, featuring insights from the Judicial Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia, a Trustee in Bankruptcy, and leading insolvency experts. Gain insights into applications to set aside bankruptcy notices, managing creditors' petitions, and practical considerations in these processes. You will also cover post-bankruptcy actions, trustee limitations, and recent case updates, legislative amendments and reforms, along with tips for navigating the electronic platform.

Presenters

John Dunne, Principal, John Dunne & Associates
John Dunne was admitted as a lawyer in Victoria in 1980. He initially worked as a tax and commercial lawyer following articles, gradually moving into litigation from 1980 to 1982 at John Wilder-Darren Moses. In 1983 John commenced practice as an employee then partner with Phillip Biber acting for a large mercantile agency in Victoria & NSW performing all types of civil litigation with an emphasis on insolvency work and with a significant appearance load as Counsel in the Magistrates Court, County Court, Supreme and Federal courts in Bankruptcy & Winding up matters. John has been a sole practitioner since 1986 up until 2006 with emphasis on high volume Debt Recovery and Insolvency almost exclusively for Creditors. John left Dibbs Abbott Stillman (now Thompson Greer) in December 2008 and resumed private practice as a sole practitioner under his own name with a continuing emphasis on Civil Litigation & Insolvency work.


Simon Rubenstein, Barrister, Greens List
Simon Rubenstein is a commercial barrister. He appears in trials and interlocutory proceedings in the Federal, Supreme and County Courts, and in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Simon has extensive experience in areas including corporations and financial services litigation including acting for company directors, shareholders, stockbrokers, financial planners, insurers and superannuation trustees. His experience is also in corporations and financial services regulation including acting for companies and individuals facing investigation and enforcement action initiated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). He has acted for and advised persons in relation to large-scale ASIC investigations and related proceedings including the Vizard, Westpoint, AWB, Opes Prime, Trio Capital and Bill Express matters. He also has experience in matters of insolvency and bankruptcy, banking and finance and a broad range of Corporations Act claims.


Judicial Registrar Amelia Edwards, Federal Court of Australia
Amelia is a Judicial Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia. As a Judicial Registrar she exercises delegated judicial power and statutory functions in range of general federal law matters. In the bankruptcy practice area she hears and determines creditors’ petitions and applications to set aside bankruptcy notices, conducts case management hearings and mediations of various types of proceedings brought under the Bankruptcy Act, and presides over examination processes. Prior to her appointment, Amelia was a solicitor in private practice at Herbert Smith Freehills for 10 years.


Ivan Glavas, Partner, Worrells
Ivan is a Chartered Accountant with over 27 years experience in dealing with Corporate and Personal insolvency related matters across numerous industries. Ivan’s experience includes administering Voluntary Administrations and Deeds of Company Arrangement, Liquidations and Receiverships, Bankruptcy and Personal Insolvency Agreements, Litigation Support, Fraud Investigation and Business Reconstruction advice. Ivan has completed the Advanced Insolvency Course with the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia and is a member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association.