Caitlyn Hoey
Senior Associate
Expertise
- Dispute Resolution & Commercial Litigation: Acting on complex disputes involving trusts, corporations, shareholders, directors’ duties, and contractual matters.
- Insolvency & Restructuring: Acting for liquidators, trustees and creditors on insolvent trading claims, preferences, examinations, recoveries and administration‑related matters.
- Advocacy & Court Work: Appearing in the Federal Court, Supreme Court, County Court and specialist lists in interlocutory applications, mediations and procedural hearings.
- Client Advisory & Strategy: Assessing prospects, preparing strategic advice, and communicating clearly with clients on risk, options and commercial outcomes.
- Regulatory & Government Matters: Experience in ASIC and statutory examinations, judicial review matters, and public‑sector advisory work.
- Estate & Trust Disputes: Advising on constructive and resulting trust matters, caveats, deceased estates, and equity proceedings.
Experience
Caitlyn’s notable achievements include:
- Successfully acting in statutory demand proceedings, including securing set‑aside outcomes and cost awards for clients.
- Running insolvent trading claims exceeding $1M, achieving favourable mediation outcomes following public examinations and extensive investigation work.
- Resolving significant unfair preference claims, including against the ATO, with strong commercial outcomes for liquidator clients.
- Acting for companies and employees involved in ASIC examinations and regulatory inquiries.
- Supporting trustees in bankruptcy in recovering vested interests in estates and trust disputes.
- Managing debt recovery portfolios for large national businesses.
- Representing clients in shareholder oppression matters, enforcement proceedings, winding‑up applications and bankruptcy litigation.
- Acting in urgent injunctions, caveat disputes and judicial advice applications, including successful appearances in the Supreme Court and County Court.
- Contributing to high‑profile commercial, equity and insolvency matters in both Victoria and South Australia across multiple Courts and jurisdictions.