Ranked as a leading banking and finance firm, our skill extends beyond structuring deals to enforcing them.

As a lender-focused firm, we act for international and domestic financiers, financial intermediaries, the four major Australian banks and insolvency practitioners in the full range of disputes.

Partner with a team ready to advise on:

• The perfection and enforcement of securities
• Secured and unsecured debt recovery
• Workout agreements
• Insolvency proceedings
• Fraud recovery
• Securities class actions
• Customer disputes
• Regulatory investigations

While we undertake debt recovery work across the board, we are the adviser that financial institutions and insolvency practitioners look to for recovering debts in the property and construction sector.

Where the dispute crosses borders, benefit from a team that can harness the dispute resolution support of colleagues around the globe.

Rely on a team experienced, knowledgeable and responsive to the often sensitive and complex issues raised in financial services disputes.

Insights

What is a determinate period of time – section 459R(2) Corporations Act

May 6, 2025

Australia: The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd v Bryant [2024] FCAFC 167 recently clarified that an extension of time under section 459R(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) does not need to specify a date to be effective.

Giving a company the best opportunity to continue in existence

April 29, 2025

Australia: Part 5.3A and Schedule 2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) aims to allow a company facing financial difficulty the best opportunity to continue to operate.

Buy Now Pay Later: A snapshot into the reforms

March 12, 2025

Australia: Starting 10 June 2025, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services will be regulated like traditional credit products. BNPL providers will need to comply with new rules on licensing and responsible lending. These reforms aim to protect consumers while maintaining the benefits of BNPL options and enabling innovation in the BNPL space. 

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