Within our Commercial Division, we provide tailored and pragmatic advice for our clients across the banking and finance sectors.

Banking and Finance

We provide exceptional service in acting for our clients in preparing, reviewing and advising on loan, guarantee and security documentation, transaction due diligence, solicitor certificates, guarantor advice, pre-sales audits, sign off reports, final certifications, intercreditor and priority deeds, mortgages, PPSR registrations and discharges, and assignment of securities.

We also act for private lenders in preparing a suite of documents required to lend money and advising on licensing requirements, including Australian Credit Licences (ACL) and Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSL).

Commercial

In our Commercial Division, we otherwise have experience and expertise in:

• commercial and business law including commercial and business advice, commercial negotiations, contracts, business acquisitions and disposals (growth, sale, purchase, merger), strategic development, legal or compliance due diligence, share and unit sale and purchase, shareholder agreements, unit holder agreements, partnerships, associateships, joint ventures, subscription agreements, supply agreements, distribution agreements, service agreements, consultancy agreements, software licensing agreements, talent agreements and winery supply agreements and franchising.
• corporate including corporate advice, compliance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), corporate governance, share buy-back, financial assistance, oppression, director duties and other corporations matters.
• asset protection and business succession including personal and business restructuring, asset protection and business succession planning.
• business structures including structuring advice, business structure establishment, companies, discretionary trusts, fixed trusts, hybrid and unit trust deeds, partnerships, trust deeds of variation and trust deeds of appointment of trustees or appointors.
• not-for-profit and charities including advice, governance, structuring advice, not-for-profit or charitable structure establishment (including organisations and associations), charity registrations, fundraising registrations, application for tax concessions and exemptions and application for deductible gift recipient status..
• commercial leasing and licencing.
• medical, health and life sciences including acting for clients in the medical, health and life sciences industries such as medical and health businesses, doctors, dentists, allied health professionals, specialists, surgeons, pharmacists and scientists in business, commercial contracts, buying and selling in business and other transctions, owner agreements, consumer complaint and disciplinary advice (such as AHPRA), and advising on health law.

For tailored legal advice and guidance in banking, finance or commercial, please contact our Business lawyers on +61 3 9822 8588 or email HERE.