When Timetables Break: Power, Procedure and Fairness in Australasian Memory Pty Ltd v Brien
A short, clear breakdown of Australasian Memory Pty Ltd v Brien: how a timing error in a creditors’ meeting led the High Court to clarify the breadth of s 447A and why independent oversight protects businesses from similar procedural risks.
When One Missed Deadline Decides Everything
A High Court case showing that missing the 21-day statutory demand deadline removes the court’s jurisdiction entirely — and how Clean Law’s cost-alignment structure reduces the systemic delay risks that lead to this outcome.
When Tax Debts Become Insolvency Ammunition: Lessons from Broadbeach on Process, Power and Cost Risk
The Broadbeach decision shows how tax assessments can support statutory demands even while review is pending. This article explains the ruling and how one-path funding is built to stop clients paying for multiple litigation paths at once.
When Tax Schemes Become Directors’ Duties Risks: Lessons from BCI Finances Pty Ltd (in liq) v Binetter (No 4) [2016] FCA 1351
A complex tax-avoidance scheme triggered massive liabilities after directors failed to question conflicted decisions. Independent role separation helps prevent similar governance failures.
When Payments Hide Risk - power shifts fast when insolvency sits beneath the surface
A landmark insolvency case shows how ordinary payments become risky when timing and suspicion collide. Modern litigation carries similar exposure when clients pay for both settlement and trial. Clean Law’s one-path funding model is built to prevent that structural trap.
When Pressure Isn’t Urgency: The High Court’s Discipline in Digi-Tech v Kalifair
When judgment debts exceed $42 million and related entities blur where money really sits, urgency becomes a legal question — not a commercial feeling. Digi-Tech v Kalifair shows why stays, enforcement freezes and timing pressures must be handled with structural discipline, not speed.
When Set-Off Meets Fairness: Insights from Metal Manufactures v Morton
The High Court’s decision in Metal Manufactures v Morton closed the door on creditors using statutory set-off to shield unfair preference payments. This case note unpacks the Court’s reasoning, why the set-off argument failed, and what today’s businesses can learn from a judgment built around fairness, transparency, and the proper handling of money moving in both directions. It also shows how Clean Law’s escrow safeguards reflect the very principles the High Court reinforced.