Mortgage Default

Zac Nicholson

Associate

Phone (03) 6235 5155

Specialities

Zac is a member of Page Seager’s commercial litigation group. His work involves matters such as Magistrates Court civil litigation, debt recovery, enforcement of judgments and the provision of advice to clients in respect to general contracts and commercial issues.

Experience

Zac completed a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at the University of Tasmania in 2007 and commenced at Page Seager in 2008. Before commencing his study Zac worked overseas in the yachting industry for seven years.

Colin Adams

Partner

Phone (03) 6235 5106

Email cadams@pageseager.com.au

Specialities

Admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 1982 and after working for the firm for six years became a Partner in 1988.

Colin has a wide range of experience in litigious matters including contract breaches, banking and financial law, corporate and personal insolvency, and trade practices matters.

A significant part of Colin’s work involves the provision of advice to many clients in respect to corporations law and general contract and commercial issues.

Experience

As an adjunct to his legal pursuits Colin is also a member of the Australian Tax Institute and is a qualified mediator. Colin also has directorships in private companies involved with aquaculture and property investment. In his spare time Colin is active in many sporting pursuits including deep sea diving and Australian Rules Football.

Paula Sutherland

Senior Associate

Phone (03) 6235 5166

Email psutherland@pageseager.com.au

Specialities

Paula practises in commercial litigation, in particular dispute resolution including enforcement and execution of judgments, banking and finance law, corporate and personal insolvency as well as contractual and tenancy disputes and regularly appears in the Supreme, Federal and Magistrates Courts. She acts for both corporate clients and individuals. Paula successfully completed the postgraduate Advanced Insolvency course through the University of Southern Queensland in 2008.

Experience

Paula graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2003 with a Commerce/Law degree and commenced practice in a Hobart firm in 2004 and practiced in general and commercial litigation. Paula joined Page Seager in 2007 and has worked in the commercial litigation department exclusively.

Prior to graduation Paula worked for the Tasmanian State Revenue Office in a supervisory role overseeing the administration of various state taxes and stamp duty.

Page Seager provides services to various mortgage suppliers, which range from the initial point of mortgagor default to the enforcement of court orders to obtain vacant possession of mortgaged properties. We pride ourselves on the high quality of work produced by our practitioners and the rapport we develop with clients, fostering a strong relationship and open communication. Our practitioners ensure that options for recovery pursuant to a mortgage are comprehensively explored, including encouraging mortgagors to pay arrears due and payable on their mortgages where possible. This approach, we have found, often avoids the need to institute court proceedings thereby reducing costs and securing the desired outcome for the client.

When required, our practitioners skilfully expedite the necessary court proceedings, including drafting documents for filing with the Supreme Court, arranging service, appearing in Court to secure orders for possession, formalising orders and ultimately obtaining vacant possession of mortgaged premises, relating to both residential and commercial multi facility mortgage agreements.

In addition Page Seager offers advice and assistance to mortgagor clients and can advocate on behalf of clients with mortgagees with a view to securing the optimum outcome for the client. This includes reviewing the facility documents and documentation filed by the mortgagee with the Supreme Court and then advising the client in relation to their entitlements and obligations under the mortgage and whether any basis exists in law to resist an application for vacant possession. If required our practitioners will appear in Court proceedings on behalf of the mortgagor.

Page Seager seeks to provide cost efficient and pragmatic advice to clients regarding mortgage default work, whether on behalf of the mortgagee or the mortgagor and in relation to both commercial and residential facilities.