Our insolvency expertise is called upon by practitioners and creditors in Australia’s largest and highest profile insolvency administrations. We are the only national firm with market-leading insolvency expertise that is free to act against trading banks. This sets us apart to achieve our clients' commercial objectives.
We have instructed on the largest provisional liquidation in Australia, Crown Group, the largest receivership in Western Australia, Griffin Coal, the largest receivership in South Australia, Revolution Roofing and its associated businesses. We continue to be legal advisors to the liquidators to Babcock & Brown, one of the largest liquidations in Australia. In addition, we regularly advise many major corporations in relation to their exposure to impecunious counter parties.
JWS is the go-to firm for reputationally sensitive legal concerns – being the most trusted advisors on “bet the company” matters for professional services firms. We treat our clients’ reputation as our own.
We assist:
- administrators, receivers and liquidators in all aspects of their administration
- boards on disclosure and solvency issues, including Safe Harbour
- on restructuring, preparing and implementing deeds of company arrangement and negotiation of debt facilities and debt instruments
- on reconstructions and re-listing of companies
- on secured and unsecured creditors on all aspects of enforcement and restructuring
- bidders for distressed assets
- on all aspects of insolvency litigation.
Work highlights
Crown Group Provisional Liquidation
Acting for BDO in their capacity as Provisional Liquidators of Crown Group Holdings and its 39 subsidiaries.
Griffin Coal Mining
Acting for Deloitte as receivers of the Griffin Coal Mining companies.
Revolution Roof
Acting for Grant Thornton as the Receivers and Managers of Revolution Roofing, a major steel contractor in SA and WA.
Rugby Australia
High-profile collapse of the Melbourne Rebels Rugby team and defending claims made by the Rebels against Rugby Australia.
New Hope Corporation
Acted for three former directors of two former subsidiaries in their successful defence of complex voidable transaction claims and fraud claims by the liquidators of those subsidiaries (exceeding $270 million).
Ovato Group
Acting for FTI Consulting as the administrators of the Ovato Group, which employed over 500 people and was one of only two nationally integrated print and distribution businesses in Australia and NZ.
