Update – Insolvency set off PPSA Hamersley v Forge

Members who attended the RITANZ Annual Conference in Auckland this year may recall Steve Flynn’s presentation strongly questioning the outcome in the Western Australian case of Hamersley v Forge, which involved the important issue of the inter-relationship between insolvency set off and PPSA. Steve’s subsequent article can be found at (2018) 29 JBFLP 175.

The Western Australian Court of Appeal has now overturned the lower court decision – a succinct case note on the appeal can be found at:

http://www.chapmantripp.com/publications/update-integrity-of-set-off-rights-restored