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Sarah Worsfield Bar : 2016| Admitted : 1994
Sarah practices in commercial disputes, professional negligence, insolvency and banking disputes matters.
Phone : +61 3 9229 5018
Mobile : 0404 141 465
Email : sworsfield@vicbar.com.au
Chambers : Dawson Chambers
Profile
Sarah practices in commercial disputes, professional negligence, insolvency and banking disputes matters.
Before coming to the Bar, Sarah was a partner at a leading Australian insolvency law firm. Acting in both the State and Federal Courts, Sarah advised companies, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, secured lenders and creditors in the areas of contract disputes, Australian Consumer Law, professional negligence of solicitors and accountants, banking litigation, debt recovery, security enforcement, voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement, receiverships and liquidations.
Sarah read with Dr Paul Vout.
Selected Cases
Representing the Liquidators of a publicly listed group of companies that collapsed owing creditors in excess of AUD$2 billion
BCI Finances Pty Ltd (in liq) v Binetter & Ors [2015] FCA 958; BCI Finances Pty Ltd (in liq) v Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) [2014] FCA 958; BCI Finances Pty Ltd (in liq) v Commissioner of Taxation [2014] FCA 898:
Project Wickenby investigation; Freezing orders in relation to the proceeds of sale of business
Virgtel Ltd v Zabusky [2006] QSC 66:
Search and Seizure and Freezing Orders - derivative proceedings for breach of directors’ duties
Spotless Group Ltd v Premier Building & Consulting Pty Ltd (Receivers Appointed) (2006) 16 VR 1:
Waiver of legal professional privilege
Jobern Pty Ltd v Breakfree Resorts (Victoria) Pty Ltd (2008) Aust Contract R 90-269:
repudiation of contract - waiver and s 52 - on trial and appeal
Proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria/ Supreme Court of New South Wales/ Supreme Court of South Australia against accounting firms - valuers and solicitors in claims for breach of contract - tort - and breach of Australian Consumer Law
Strangio v Westpac Banking Corporation [2008] FCA 1408; Aussie Vic Plant Hire Pty Ltd v County Court of Victoria & Anor [2007] VSC 532:
enforcement of securities and debt recovery
Liquidators’ public examinations - including appearing in the High Court of Singapore
Memberships & Committees
To get in touch with Sarah Worsfield | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:
+61 3 9225 7222clerkb@greenslist.com.auLiability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.
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ExpertiseBanking & Finance | Bankruptcy Law & Insolvency Law | Commercial Law | Common Law | Competition Law & Consumer Law | Corporations Law & Securities Law | ProfileSarah practices in commercial disputes, professional negligence, insolvency and banking disputes matters. Before coming to the Bar, Sarah was a partner at a leading Australian insolvency law firm. Acting in both the State and Federal Courts, Sarah advised companies, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, secured lenders and creditors in the areas of contract disputes, Australian Consumer Law, professional negligence of solicitors and accountants, banking litigation, debt recovery, security enforcement, voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement, receiverships and liquidations. Sarah read with Dr Paul Vout. Recent Cases |
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To get in touch with Sarah Worsfield | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation. |
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