I’ve just received an Application for Winding Up
This document means the person or company who sent it to you has arranged a court hearing to have your company wound up. Winding up a company’s financial affairs is also called liquidation, or “being placed into liquidation”. The date, time and place of the hearing will be set out in the application for winding […]
I’ve just received a Creditor’s Statutory Demand
If you have received a creditor’s statutory demand, the person or company who sent it to you is threatening to wind up your company because your company owes them money. Winding up your company means it will be placed into liquidation. This is a very serious matter requiring your immediate attention.
I’ve just received a Bankruptcy Notice
If you have received a bankruptcy notice the person or company who sent it to you is threatening to bankrupt you. This is a very serious matter requiring your immediate attention.
What is an injunction?
An injunction is an order by the court for a party to either do, or refrain from doing, a particular act or thing. This does not include orders made by the court for a party to make a payment for damages, but instead includes things such as: transferring a property into somebody else’s name; not […]
A guide to without prejudice
What does “without prejudice” mean? Without prejudice privilege provides an important protection for parties who are involved in disputes because it allows the parties to communication candidly and to explore options for settlement without fear that their admissions will be subject to scrutiny if the dispute goes to Court. Now you might be saying, “I […]
Doctrine of repudiation
What is the doctrine of repudiation? If you have entered into an agreement, and the other party to that agreement fails to do what they promised under the agreement, you may be entitled to terminate the agreement.
