by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Nov 25, 2025 | Company / Corporate / Compliance, Debt Recovery, Insolvency / Liquidation
“I have heard that in war, haste can be folly, but have never seen delay that was wise.” (Sun Tzu, The Art of War) Collecting debt from a recalcitrant debtor can feel very much like going to war, particularly if you have to slog through the trenches of a series of...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Sep 25, 2025 | Business Rescue, Insolvency / Liquidation
“If you’re flogging a dead horse, make sure you’re not riding it.” (Josh Stern) Creditors and company directors alike need to know how best to deal with a company in financial distress. Both should learn to recognise the difference between an...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Jul 28, 2025 | Company / Corporate / Compliance, Insolvency / Liquidation
“Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other’s determination.” (Henry Kissinger) Running a business with a partner can work brilliantly – until it doesn’t. When co-directors or shareholders fall out and can no...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Feb 26, 2024 | General Interest, Insolvency / Liquidation
“MTl’s business clearly amounted to an unlawful ponzi-scheme, i.e. a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return to investors and generating returns for earlier investors with investments taken from later investors.” (Extract from the MTI judgment)...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Sep 27, 2022 | Debt Recovery, Insolvency / Liquidation
You should always take as much security for your claims as you possibly can before advancing credit or lending money to a debtor. That’s because if your debtor fails and is “liquidated” (if a corporate) or “sequestrated” (if an individual), without security you will...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Feb 23, 2022 | Debt Recovery, Insolvency / Liquidation
“When debtors once have borrowed all we have to lend, they are very apt to grow shy of their creditors’ company” (John Vanbrugh) Bad debt is a major issue for many businesses in these hard economic times – not taking robust steps to collect it could...
