White papers

Sewell & Kettle Lawyers have published the only whitepaper in Australia on pre-pack insolvency arrangements and how they can be utilised by insolvent small-to-medium sized enterprises.

The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) commenced on 30 January 2012 and with it revolutionised the validity, enforceability and priority of security interests in personal property. This whitepaper outlines the function of the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR), of which acts as a single “noticeboard” to the public of registered security interests in personal property.

In the age of the development and reliance on information technology (IT), the legal profession is undergoing a significant makeover in terms of the type and delivery of legal services. This whitepaper offers a perspective on the ways that lawyers attribute value to their work, the effect of IT on the legal profession and invites the reader to consider innovative ways of pricing legal services.

In a profession that favours the use of hourly billing, one of the challenges that faces entrepreneurs or a small-to-medium enterprise (SME) is the management of the legal spend of commercial litigation. This whitepaper offers insights to the best ways to reduce the legal costs of commercial litigation in the absence of a fixed fee retainer.

Which Mr Men character is your debtor? This whitepaper takes a light hearted look at the different types of debtors that Credit Managers and Financial Controllers may encounter in B2B debt recovery. The characterisation of debtors allows appropriate action to be taken to recover debts and write off debts that are unrecoverable.

The Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) and commercial property leases to the untrained eye appear to be fundamentally separate areas of law in that the former deals with personal property and the latter land. However, there are instances where the law overlaps and the failure to register certain items, particular in an insolvency scenario, may lead to the loss of priority. This whitepaper examines when a commercial lease will equate to a “PPS Lease” and offer effective ways for entrepreneurs and Small to medium enterprises to protect personal property.