Cassie Guy | Special Counsel

Cassie is a civil litigator focusing on financial and corporate disputes, security enforcement, recoveries and a range of insolvency related matters.

She has developed a strong reputation for her strategic and pragmatic approach to understanding and advising on specific client needs. Cassie acts for a variety of financial institutions, government agencies, insolvency professionals and public and private organisations.

Having practiced in general commercial litigation before specialising in financial services, Cassie has excellent advocacy skills and regularly appears at all levels of the Court in a range of matters.

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Experience

Mortgage recovery proceedings

Appearing for a major bank in various mortgage recovery proceedings including appeals to the Court of Appeal.

Commercial property recovery

Representing one of the Big-4 banks in recovery proceedings for six commercial properties which includes allegations of unjust and unconscionable lending practices.

Trust management

Advising an insolvency professional appointed by the Supreme Court of WA to a private unit trust with several property holdings on the management and vesting of the trust to unit holders.

Bankruptcy trustee

Representing a bankruptcy trustee for court approval on the distribution of monies recovered in a bankrupt estate where the full extent of creditors was uncertain.

Competing trust claim

Acting for a major bank in recovery proceedings involving a competing trust claim for the mortgaged property.

Property developer liquidation

Acting for the liquidators of a group of large property development companies with creditors exceeding $700m and involving numerous applications for access to company records, investigations into company affairs, extension of limitation periods for insolvency claims, recovery of property and enforcement of director duties.

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