Should I Respond to a Statutory Demand?

Most certainly. When a statutory demand, also known as a Section 289 Notice, is served on company, it has 10 working days to dispute the debt by filing an application to set aside the demand, or 15 working days to pay the debt.

If the debt is neither disputed nor paid, then on the expiration of the 15 working days, the debtor company is deemed to be insolvent and the creditor can apply to the Court to place the debtor company into liquidation. The onus is then on the debtor to satisfy the Court that it is solvent. This will involve Court representation and the attendant legal fees.