3P Partners Pty Ltd & Quikfund telco scam: an update

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Scammed by Quikfund or related Telecommunication/Finance Companies? Here is the latest update, writes Commercial Litigation Associate Georgia Taylor.

Quikfund Scam Background

In 2012, Attwood Marshall Lawyers commenced three test cases in the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of a class of victims who were induced to enter the ‘telephony bundled deals’ as a result of misleading or deceptive conduct on the part of the Quikfund sales representatives.

From the resolution of the test cases, Attwood Marshall Lawyers have represented many clients against Quikfund and Enterprise Finance Solutions (EFS) with successful resolutions. If you have received documentation with an allegation of an alleged debt or have noticed a black mark on your credit rating, please get in contact with us.

Update: Quikfund entered into voluntary administration

Quikfund (Australia) Pty Ltd entered into voluntary administration from 18 December 2018. Voluntary administration is a process whereby a company’s directors ‘hand over’ the control of an insolvent company to certified administrator to see if they can work out a way to save the company or its business. This is a tool used by directors as a last resort with one of three outcomes being:

  1. Liquidation;
  2. Entering a deed of company arrangement with the creditors and returning the company to the directors control; or
  3. Returning the company back to the director’s control ensuring the company is not insolvent.

Debt assigned to 3P Partners Pty Ltd

From our notification of Quikfund’s administration, our matters both at a plaintiff and defendant level stood idle waiting for the administrator’s next move. We now have notification that Quikfund and EFS have assigned some of their debts to 3P Partners Pty Ltd who are also represented by Quikfund’s former legal representatives.

Assigning a debt or namely a ‘cause of action’ is a common tool used by administrators, liquidators and debt collection companies to pursue debts when the owner of the action is not capable or otherwise, of doing so. In this case, Quikfund and EFS have assigned some of  their causes of action against alleged debtors of a company to 3P Partners Pty Ltd to collect against their loan agreements.

As of 12 February 2019, the administrators have handed back the management of Quikfund to their operational staff, but it doesn’t mean they are out of trouble yet.

If you have been contacted by Quikfund (Australia) Pty Ltd or 3P Partners Pty Ltd and you need legal advice please phone Department Manager, Amanda Heather on direct line 07 5506 8245 or emailaheather@attwoodmarshall.com.au

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Georgia Taylor - Senior Associate - Commercial Litigation, Racing & Equine Law

Georgia Taylor

Senior Associate
Commercial Litigation, Racing & Equine Law

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The contents of this article are considered accurate as at the date of publication. The information contained in this article does not constitute legal advice and is of a general nature only. Readers should seek legal advice about their specific circumstances. 

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