The banking and financial services team at Cooper Grace Ward has a breadth of experience across the full spectrum of banking law advice and financing transactions, specialising in commercial lending and complex financing matters.
In this complex arena of the law, our corporate lawyers provide legal advice that is technically sound and aligned with our clients’ overarching business objectives.
Our Brisbane-based lawyers are highly regarded in banking law and financial services law, regularly acting on behalf of Australia’s major banks, credit unions, financiers, originators and sub-originators. This gives us a deep knowledge of the challenges and opportunities faced within the banking and finance industry.
Our lawyers understand the competing needs of:
- being readily accessible to the bank and its customers
- responding rapidly to requests
- offering smart and cost-effective solutions.
A reputation for legal excellence
The banking and financial services team at Cooper Grace Ward enjoys a national reputation for excellence in the delivery of its banking and finance services.
This is evidenced by our team’s long-standing client relationships in the banking and financial services sectors. Some of these relationships span more than 40 years.
Our banking lawyers execute upwards of $2 billion in loan transactions each year, across all eight Australian states and territories. They achieve this by drawing on both the expertise of our team and our industry leading legal technology.
Banking and finance services, with the resources of a full-service corporate law firm
Our commercial lawyers are based in Brisbane and, being part of one of the largest Queensland law firms, provide legal advice and services to banking clients Australia-wide. We have the ability to provide a genuine one-stop shop for banking transactions across all jurisdictions, including the provision of mortgage services on a ‘borderless’ basis.
The major banking and finance services Cooper Grace Ward provides include:
- loan and security documentation
- land mortgage security in all Australian states and territories
- advice on the Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA)
- security documents and requirements under PPSA
- advice and documents on non-recourse lending to self-managed superannuation fund entities
- compliance issues, including documents and disclosure requirements under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act (NCCP)
- advice on Responsible Lending Doctrine under NCCP
- advice on Australian Credit Licensing regime (ACL) under NCCP
- insolvency and debt recovery
- advice and litigation relating to Australian Financial Services Licenses (AFSLs)
- syndicated lending and security transactions
- equity participation, venture capital transactions and joint venture finance
- project and asset finance.
