Amanda Carruthers

Amanda accepts briefs to appear and advise in a broad range of commercial law and dispute resolution matters, at a trial and appellate level. A selection of cases and publications are set out in the above tabs.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Amanda practiced as a solicitor for over 12 years in the areas of commercial litigation and insolvency law, and regularly appeared in the Supreme, Federal and Federal Circuit Courts in Victoria and interstate.

Amanda is particularly skilled in areas involving personal or corporate insolvency and is regularly engaged by insolvency practitioners and creditors in a broad spectrum of insolvency, restructure, and turnaround contexts. She appears led and unled in complex commercial disputes, public examinations, and is briefed to provide technical and strategic advice in related areas, such as shareholder oppression, voidable transactions, insolvent trading, PPSA and other priority disputes, breaches of directors’ duties, and matters involving partnerships and trusts.

Amanda has been recommended by Doyle's Guide as a Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Junior Counsel - Victoria in 2022, 2023 & 2024.

Amanda has published regular journal articles relating to developing areas of law and practice, and has for many years been an active member of ARITA, WIRV, and the Law Council of Australia’s Insolvency Reconstruction Committee.

Amanda read with Carl Möller SC in 2018, and her senior mentor was Garry Bigmore KC.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Insolvency (personal and corporate)
• Appeals 
• Public Examinations
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) including mediation
• Corporations Law
• Banking & Finance
• Contractual Disputes

Professional Memberships:

• Fellow of the Australian Reconstruction Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA)
• Member of the Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia.
• Member of INSOL International
• Member of the Women in Insolvency and Reconstruction in Victoria (WIRV)