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February 2023
WIRV Breakfast Briefing – The recent Court of Appeal decision in Barodawala v Perinparajah
Join us on 22 February 2023 as we hear from Timothy Gorton of the Victorian Bar discussing the recent Court of Appeal decision in Barodawala v Perinparajah VSCA 198. The case concerns the little-considered “fraud exception” to whether a debt is provable in bankruptcy, with the Court of Appeal overturning the previously accepted (if little interrogated) position. The case is of particular interest because it is an example of a principle being accepted for many years based upon only one…
Find out more »March 2023
International Women’s Day Lunch 2023
Give equity a huge embrace for International Women’s Day and beyond! Thank you for joining us and our guest panel as they delved into this year’s campaign theme #EmbraceEquity at WIRV’s International Women’s Day Lunch at the Melbourne Town Hall.
Find out more »WIRV Lunch Briefing – An examination of the recent High Court decision of Bryant v Badenoch [2023] HCA 2
Join us on 21 March 2023 as we hear from Michael Gronow KC and Reegan Grayson Morison of the Victorian Bar discussing the recent High Court decision of Bryant v Badenoch HCA 2. In this case, the High Court determined that the ‘peak-indebtedness rule’ has no application in the operation of s 588FA(3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). This seminar will consider the decision and its application in relation to continuing business relationships in unfair preference claims.
Find out more »Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting
WIRV will hold its Annual General Meeting at 4:30 pm on 29 March 2023 at Rodgers Reidy, Level 11, 385 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. There will also be an option to attend via video or telephone conferencing facilities. The purpose of the AGM is to: confirm the minutes of the 2022 Annual General Meeting; receive from the Committee of Management reports as to the business conducted by WIRV during its 2022/2023 committee year; receive and consider the Special Purpose…
Find out more »May 2023
WIRV 2023 Trivia Night
Thank you to all who attended the Annual WIRV Trivia Night and made it such a great night!
Find out more »June 2023
WIRV Career Progression Boardroom Lunch with Rachel Burdett
Thank you for attending the Career Progression Boardroom lunch where Rachel Burdett shares her insights into her journey of becoming a partner at Cor Cordis and registered liquidator, including her achievements and the challenges that she has faced along the way.
Find out more »WIRV Lunch Briefing – Risks and pitfalls of using AI for insolvency practitioners
Thank you for attending the lunch briefing presented by Jarrod Munro, Partner of Cornwalls. Jarrod Munro shared some useful insights on the risks and pitfalls insolvency practitioners may face using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Find out more »July 2023
WIRV Career Progression Boardroom Lunch with ASIC Deputy Chair, Sarah Court
WIRV is pleased to be joined by Sarah Court, Deputy Chair of ASIC, for a Career Progression Boardroom Lunch on 27 July 2023. Sarah Court commenced as an ASIC Deputy Chair on 1 June 2021. Prior to joining ASIC, Sarah was a Commissioner at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for three terms from May 2008 to May 2021. She contributed to the strategic leadership and corporate governance of the ACCC and decision-making across range of complex economy-wide legal and…
Find out more »August 2023
WIRV Breakfast Briefing – Panel Discussion: Australia’s construction industry insolvency crisis – expert tips and market observations
Thank you for attending the panel discussion on the current state of Australia’s construction industry. Mark Little, Michelle McLean and Chloe Moorfoot shared some expert tips and market observations about the rise in insolvency in the construction industry.
Find out more »2023 Winter Cocktail and Awards Night
Thank you to all who attended the WIRV Winter Cocktail and Awards Night on 10 August 2023, and to our gold partners, BRI Ferrier and Rothwell Lawyers and our silver partners, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers and Macpherson Kelley for their support of the 2023 WIRV Awards. We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2023 WIRV Awards: - Female Young Gun Award: Charlotte Barrow (Deloitte) - Outstanding Female Award: Cassandra Risteska (Rodgers Reidy) - Male Contributor to Change Award: Aaron Timoney (Deloitte) - Gender Diversity Organisation of the Year Award: Aitken Partners We also extend our sincere…
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