Sarah Worsfield

Profile

Sarah practices in commercial disputes, professional negligence, insolvency and banking disputes matters.

Before coming to the Bar, Sarah was a partner at a leading Australian banking and insolvency law firm.

Sarah has acted for a range of companies and individuals, including banks, insolvency practitioners and accounting firms in the Federal and Supreme Courts. She has acted in all stages of litigation, including investigations, interlocutory applications, trials and appeals. 

Recent reported matters include the following

Commercial disputes

• One Capital Pty Ltd v Casada Holdings Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 520 (Sloss J) –unled - appeal – enforcement of loan agreement
• Sun v Sunshine International Australia Pty Ltd & Ors; SCK Development Pty Ltd v James Homes Pty Ltd & Anor (Sifris JA) – led by P. Cawthorn KC– breach of contract, oppression
• Yarraville Business Pty Ltd v Persico (Building and Property) [2021] VCAT 213 (Edquist M) – unled - retail lease – injunction
•  Auschem Pacific Group Pty Ltd v Tismor Health & Wellness Pty Limited [2019] FCA 1216 (Anderson J) – unled – transfer application
• Sekhon & Anor v Chandyoke & Anor [2018] VSC 327 (T Forrest J) – unled – Caveat removal; costs against non party
• Christopoulos v Krishna & Ors [2017] VSC 154 (Judd J) – led by P.Cawthorn KC – contract; restitution

Banking

• Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Shrestha (Residential Tenancies) [2023] VCAT 331(Bordon-Smith SM) - unled – application for possession
• Pepper Finance Corporation Ltd v Nastevski & Ors [2021] VSC 566 (Irving AsJ) – unled – summary judgment
• Happy Homes Building Group Pty Ltd v Registrar of Titles & Ors [2020] VCC 433; [2020] VCC 642 (Cosgrave J) – unled – summary judgment; security for costs; costs
• Westpac v Lee [2020] VSC 291 (Digby J) – led by M.Loughnan – pleadings – strike out
• Koutoumanos v Suncorp Metway Ltd [2019] FCA 568 (Steward J) – unled - summary judgment

Insolvency

• In the matter of TZI Australia Pty Limited [2024] NSWSC 493 (McGrath J) – unled – application to set aside statutory demand
• Gibbins Investments Pty Ltd v Peko Bull Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2024] FCA 981 (O’Callaghan J) – led by D. Klempfner – application for leave to proceed
• McShanag v McShanag [2023] FedCFam2G 1205 (Forbes J) – unled - Bankruptcy – vesting of disclaimed property
• Re Slodyczka & Farren Pty Ltd (Costs) [2022] VSC 102; [2022] VSC 19 (Hetyey AsJ)– unled – winding up
• Sanc (Australia) Pty Ltd v Dixon and Ors [2020] VSC 872 (Connock J) – led by M.Galvin KC – Receivership – substituted service of overseas defendants
• De Nuntiis v BP Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FCCA 3163 (Driver J) – unled – Bankruptcy – application to set aside bankruptcy notice
• Re Ad Astra Institute Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 563 (Randall AsJ) – unled - application to set aside statutory demand

Sarah read with Dr Paul Vout KC.