The Ipso Facto Stay in Corporate Insolvency: A Practical Guide for Australian Insolvency Practitioners

Blake Shaw of Ironbridge Legal provides a comprehensive overview of Australia’s ipso facto regime under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), sharing how it fundamentally reshapes insolvency practice by restricting enforcement of insolvency-triggered contractual rights to preserve restructuring value, requiring practitioners and creditors to carefully assess timing, drafting, and statutory exclusions before exercising termination rights.