Thank you again to Michael Lhuede, Partner, and Travis Shueard, Senior Associate, of Piper Alderman, for kindly hosting a breakfast briefing with a presentation on the intersection of intellectual property and corporate insolvency held on Tuesday 29 April 2025. Our speakers come together from their respective insolvency and intellectual property teams for this unique breakfast briefing that is not to be missed! The presentation was held in person at Piper Alderman, Level 23, 459 Collins St, Melbourne, and online.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Silver Partner Mixer, featuring our WIRV Silver Partners BlueRock Law, Macpherson Kelley and Hunt & Hunt Lawyers. A night of networking, beverages and canapes was held at Garden State Hotel, 101 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000.

Thank you again to Claudia Baskett, Director at BlueRock Law, and Nicholas Giasoumi of Dye & Co for their briefing on the critical issues that insolvency practitioners need to consider on day 1 of their appointment. This presentation was kindly presented by our WIRV, Silver Partner, BlueRock Law. The presentation was held in person at the offices of BlueRock, L2, Rialto Podium East, 525 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, and also online.

WIRV is excited to announce that our next Breakfast Briefing in our Professional Development series will be held at 7.30am on Tuesday, 27 May 2025. Hear from Rebecca McCarthy, Barrister at Victorian Bar, and Catherine Ciccone and Tim Puget, Senior Associates at WIRV Silver Partner Macpherson Kelley, as they address “Who is the True Employer? - a discussion on about principles for determining the true employer with insolvent group structures.” Rebecca, Catherine and Tim will speak to guests about recent…

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 WIRV Trivia Night! Thank you to everyone who came along and brought the energy. A big congratulations to our winners “Quiz In My Pants” (also known as the table comprising Rodgers Reidy and Aitken Partners) for coming out on top and claiming the title (and the trophy)! We’re grateful for the ongoing support of our Gold Partners - BRI Ferrier, Rothwell Lawyers, and Crown - who help make…

Between Two Trusts and a Hard Place: When a Liquidation Becomes More Than Just an Appointment WIRV would like to again thank Gold Partner Rothwell Lawyers and Timothy Gorton, Barrister from the Victorian Bar for this insightful briefing on what happens when a routine liquidation unravels into a legal maze involving trusts, contested assets, and a director in unexpected decline? In this session, barrister Timothy Gorton unpacked a recent and unusually intricate case involving: A company, acting as trustee for…

Thank you to Binti Prasad and Graeme Scott (Principals / Partners) and Helen Hodgins (Senior Associate) of WIRV Silver Partner Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, for their commentary on the recent outcome of the High Court Decision in Naaman v Jaken Properties Australia Ltd HCA 1 where the question of “Does a successor trustee owe a fiduciary duty to a former trustee in respect of the former trustee’s entitlement to indemnification out of the trust assets or the former trustee’s commensurate…

The WIRV Cocktail and Awards Night was held on Thursday, 14 August 2025 from 6pm at Higher Ground, 650 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Congratulations to all of our amazing nominees and winners. Check out all the details of our 2025 winners on our website.