Statutory Demands Law and Practice

Author: Farid Assaf
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
ISBN: 9780409324198
Published In: October 2008
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
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A thorough and practical guide to the law of statutory demands and winding up a company in insolvency, designed for the busy legal professional.

The purpose of this well organised and clearly written treatise on the statutory demand is to provide the busy practitioner with a thorough and clear exposition of the principles relating to statutory demands, and a comprehensive but concise guide to relevant practice. The book contains comprehensive guides to winding up a company in insolvency and resisting an application to wind up a company in insolvency. Complete with precedents and checklists, the book provides practitioners with an invaluable practical resource to this complex and highly technical area of the law.

In the foreword to the book, the Honourable Justice Robert Austin of the Supreme Court of New South Wales states that "the legal profession will warmly welcome the publication of this well-organised and clearly written treatise on the statutory demand. By systematically identifying and explaining the legal requirements and the pitfalls, Mr Assaf has addressed a palpable need for exposition and assistance".

Important Features

· Checklists and precedents - ensures relevant documentation is properly prepared.
· Practical and thorough - clear to read and easy to use.
· Authoritative - provides a detailed and scholarly coverage of topics.

· Substantive Requirements for a Statutory Demand
· Formal Requirements for a Statutory Demand
· Setting Aside a Statutory Demand, Part 1: The Application
· Setting Aside a Statutory Demand, Part 2: Genuine Dispute
· Setting Aside a Statutory Demand, Part 3: Offsetting Claims
· Setting Aside a Statutory Demand, Part 4: Defect in the Demand or Some Other Reason
· Events Following a Section 459G Application: Orders, Costs and Appeals
· Application by a Creditor to Wind Up a Company in Insolvency
· Restraining and Resisting a Winding-up Application in Insolvency
· Forms and Precedents

Farid Assaf is a Barrister at Law, Blackstone Chambers, Sydney. Mr. Assaf practices in insolvency, bankruptcy, commercial law, banking and finance, equity, corporations, financial services law, superannuation, administrative law, insurance and real property.