Tuesday, 31 March 2026
The Interaction Between Debt Recovery and Insolvency
Manage debt recovery effectively when insolvency risks emerge. Understand how the two areas intersect, identify potential complications early and apply Victorian legislation to protect client interests. Gain practical strategies to strengthen recovery efforts while minimising exposure.
Presented by John Dunne, Principal, John Dunne & Associates
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on VIC legislation
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Ian Upjohn KC, Chapman’s List Barristers & David G Robertson KC, Chapman’s List Barristers
Presenters
Ian Upjohn KC, Chapman’s List BarristersIan Upjohn was called to the Melbourne Bar in 1993 and specialises in commercial law, equity and trusts, disciplinary and other tribunals and alternative dispute resolution. Ian is a co-author (with M Colbran QC) of Pleadings in Butterworths Court Forms, Precedents and Pleadings (Victoria) and a Contributing Author to Palmer on Bailment (Third Edition).
John Dunne, Principal, John Dunne & Associates
After articles and admission in Victoria John Dunne worked as a commercial lawyer in a specialist commercial taxation firm. He then transitioned to general civil litigation in all courts, mainly in Victoria.. Subsequently John opened the Melbourne practice as an employee then partner with a Sydney firm 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 subsequently worked mainly as a sole practitioner with emphasis and on high volume Debt Recovery and Insolvency for both debtors and creditors but predominantly for Creditors. He has also contributed significantly over many years to the profession through membership of law Institute sections and Courts rules and practice committees.
David G Robertson KC, Chapman’s List
David Robertson KC was admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria on 1 April, 1981. Employed by Corr & Corr as a Solicitor and then as an Associate and then Senior Associate from 1981 to 1985 working mainly in Banking, Finance and Commercial Litigation. Signed the Roll of Counsel of the Victorian Bar on 23 May, 1985. Practises mainly in Commercial Law, including Banking, Finance, Securities, Consumer Credit, Trusts and Superannuation and also Constitutional Law, Equity, Company Law, Administrative Law and Professional Negligence. He was for many years a Member of the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Royal Children’s Hospital and a Senior Honorary Fellow and Part-Time Lecturer in Finance Law, University of Melbourne and also the author of the Chattel Securities Chapter of Lexis Nexis, Court Forms Precedents & Pleadings — Victoria.
