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Greg Thorne

Partner
Greg is widely regarded as being at the forefront of information, thought and knowledge on many aspects of banking and finance law and legislation. He has more than 30 years’ experience in this specialist area.
+61 7 3231 2493
+61 415 175 563
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Greg leads the Cooper Grace Ward banking and finance workgroup.

His workgroup annually completes several billion dollars in loan transactions across all eight Australian states and territories. He has developed long standing ‘partnering’ relationships with the firm’s banking and finance clients, with many of the appointments enduring for periods of 10 to 30 years.

  • Solicitor – Supreme Courts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory and High Court of Australia
  • Master of Laws – Queensland University of Technology
  • Member – Banking and Finance Services Law Association
  • Member – Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia
  • Listed in Banking and Finance Law – Best Lawyers Australia, every year since 2020
  • More than 30 years of specialist experience in banking and finance law.
  • A deep understanding of lending practices in all eight Australian states and territories, complemented by knowledge of underlying state and federal real and personal property laws (including the contract formation process, and titling regimes such as Torrens, old system, company title, and state land systems) of each jurisdiction.
  • Advice and assistance to banks and other national and international lending institutions on the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth), the use of the PPS Registry including ‘How To’ assistance on perfection of security interests across the wide ranges of collateral, and the consequences of getting it wrong. Advice on changes to the PPSR consequent upon the adoption of (most) of the Whitaker Report.
  • Advice and assistance to banks and other national lending institutions on the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth), the National Credit Code including preparation of pro-forma NCC compliant loan documentation (credit contracts, guarantee agreements) and pre-contractual disclosure forms.
  • Advice and assistance to banks and other national lending institutions on limited resource borrowing arrangements under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth).
  • Advice and assistance (including redrafting standard documents) to banks and other national lending institutions on the impact of the Unfair Contracts Terms regime on loan and security contracts.
  • Advice and assistance to banks and other national lending institutions to draw standard terms and conditions documents for loan, guarantee and real estate and personal property mortgages for national use.

Areas of Expertise

Personal Property Securities
Banking and financial services

Publications

Podcast: Coffee with CGW – Get to know Greg Thorne

Join us for a coffee chat with banking partner Greg Thorne and private client partner Scott Hay-Bartlem as we delve into Greg's background, explore his life outside work, and discuss what gets him excited about his work in this candid conversation.

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20 CGW partners listed in Best Lawyers Australia

Best Lawyers has announced its annual list of leading lawyers, and CGW is thrilled to have 20 team members listed across 26 practice areas in the 15th edition.

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22 CGW partners and team members listed in Best Lawyers Australia

Best Lawyers has announced its annual list of leading lawyers, and Cooper Grace Ward is thrilled to have 22 partners and team members across 16 practice areas included in the 14th edition.

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