Stephen O'Grady

Senior associate

Stephen is a senior associate in the Restructuring & Insolvency group.

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Career

Since 2018	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing LLP
2016 - 2018	Associate, Pinsent Masons LLP
2015 - 2016	Senior Associate, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

2012 - 2014	Senior Associate, Minter Ellison, Australia
2008 - 2011	Associate, James Conomos Lawyers, Australia
2008	Legal Counsel, ABC Learning Centres, Australia
2007	Associate to Senior Member (now Deputy President) McCabe, Administrative Appeal Tribunal, Australia

Education

2017	Solicitor of the Senior Courts, England & Wales
2012	Insolvency Education Program, Insolvency Practitioners Association and Queensland University of Technology
2008	Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia

2008	Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, The College of Law
2007	Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws, The University of Queensland

Publications

The Investment Bank Special Administration Regime, Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Journal, 2017, Issue 5
New housing administration regime for social housing, Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Journal, 2016, Issue 6
The future of remuneration: prospective changes to office holder remuneration, Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Journal, 2015, Issue 4
Inspecting the committee: is your committee of inspection validly formed?, Insolvency Law Bulletin, Australia, August 2014, Vol. 15 No. 5/6
When a proof of debt isn't, Insolvency Law Bulletin Australia, March 2014, Vol. 15 No. 1

Memberships & Associations

Turnaround Management Association

Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association

INSOL International

Expertise

Services and Groups Restructuring & insolvency Disputes & investigations Corporate insolvency Pensions insolvency Advising management Personal insolvency Creditors' rights Distressed debt Fraud & asset tracing Real estate restructuring

Sectors Financial institutions & insurance

Experience

First law firm appointment of an independent review process for a major retail bank	Advising Professor Griggs, the Independent Reviewer appointed by Lloyds in relation to the HBOS Redress Programme. This is a substantial investigation into over 50 former HBoS corporate customers, analysis of their claims for compensation and independent assessment of the bank's redress proposals. We are the first firm to handle an independent review process for a major retail bank on this scale. Our mandate continues, with us now advising Professor Griggs on the Quality Assurance Review by Sir Ross Cranston of the HBOS Reading Compensation Scheme itself.
Arcadia	Acting on the restructuring and CVA of the Arcadia group (including Top Shop, Top Man and Miss Selfridge).
Beaufort Securities	Acting for Beaufort Securities as creditors' committee member for the special administration of this financial services business.

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Real estate & construction

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 and the Construction Act

28 September 2020

by Stephen O'Grady and Rona Westgate

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Restructuring & insolvency

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act – what's changed?

3 July 2020

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Technology, media & communications

IP and insolvency – contract and dispute counterparties

2 July 2020

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS

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Coronavirus

COVID-19: a shield against winding-up petitions?

17 June 2020

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by Stephen O'Grady

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