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Ray Barrett

Job Titles:
  • Director
Ray graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor's degree in Law and Commerce. Since 1990 Ray has headed Barrett Walker and practices as a lawyer, CPA and as a registered liquidator. In his capacity as a liquidator, Ray has undertaken numerous creditor's voluntary and court-appointed windings up. Part of Ray's legal work is as a commercial litigator and in this capacity Ray has acted in numerous proceedings in Supreme Court and Federal Court, including appellate jurisdictions, in relation to matters such as for suppliers in ACL claims, for borrowers arising out of the failure of the Timbercorp entities, for directors arising out of the failure of the Allens Music Group, for creditors in preference claims such as the Full Federal Court proceeding in Clifton (Liquidator) v Kerry J Investments Pty Ltd Trading as Clenergy [2020] FCAFC 5 and for directors and shareholders in oppression proceedings. A part of Ray's practice is forensic accounting work which includes fraud investigations and recoveries. Additionally, Ray has professional qualifications as a registered tax agent and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants.