Projects in Limbo as AllRoads Ordered to Liquidate

Defence, road and other state government infrastructure projects are now in limbo after a Queensland-based construction company was ordered into liquidation.  Jon and Dan Fulton, who founded AllRoads in 2009, have had their company ordered into liquidation by the Queensland Supreme Court.  The company went into administration as pipe supplier Enviropipes submitted a winding up…

Deeds Brewing enters liquidation – Beer & Brewer

Deeds Brewing has announced that it is entering liquidation, having been unable to find a buyer or investor since entering into voluntary administration last month. The brewery published a statement on Facebook about the decision to enter liquidation, thanking its fans and supporters over the years. “Our hearts are broken. Since launching Deeds Brewing in…

Present solvency and future debt: the relevance of future debt in determining solvency

Written by Sam Johnson (Partner), Emily Barrett (Partner), Caitlin McTaggart (Senior Associate), Madison Copland (Law Graduate) In the matter of IOUpay Limited ACN 091 192 871 (Administrators Appointed) [2023] NSWSC 568 per Williams J JWS represented Daniel Walley and Philip Carter of PricewaterhouseCoopers in their capacity as voluntary administrators (Administrators) of IOUpay Limited (Administrators Appointed)…

Solar installers ‘cheated’ out of millions

At a time when the solar power industry should be booming, solar installers across Australia say they are being “cheated” out of millions after trusting a third party to chase their government energy rebates. The small businesses used middleman service Emerging Energy Solutions and its affiliates to organise their green energy rebates from the federal…

Small businesses hit the hardest by COVID-19 pandemic, ASIC says

Australian small businesses are still reeling from the knock-on effects of COVID-19 amid higher cost-of-living pressures thanks to elevated inflation and interest rates. From July 1, 2022 to June 30 this year, small to medium-sized corporate insolvencies dominated external administrators’ reports, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Wednesday. Premium Subscribers with digital…