Banking and Finance

Our team of lawyers can advise on a wide range of banking and finance issues for individuals, companies and financial institutions including:

• Documentation of loans and advice on the structuring of securities over real and personal property;
• Establishing  priority arrangements between financiers, including between private and institutional lenders;
• Assisting lenders in undertaking checks and legal reviews of the borrower and proposed lending structure, including vetting of trust deeds for unit and discretionary trust borrowers;
• Legal, stamp duty and commercial concerns;
• Consumer credit and other laws regulating the provision of financial services;
• Assisting clients in meeting their financier's legal requirements, including the provision of independent legal advice to borrowers and guarantors in accordance with Professional Rule 45;
• Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) rules.

To speak to one of our qualified lawyers please call 02 4907 6300.

Related links

• ATO - Australian Taxation Office
• ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commision
• Legal Issues Guide for Small Business - Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources

Team Managed By:
- Matthew Smith