Financial Services and Credit Law

We help credit providers and financial service providers navigate through disputes with corporate regulators and in a court context.

Our financial services and credit law expertise

The financial services industry is a highly regulated environment and clients require expertise to navigate their risks and obligations. From meeting compliance obligations to navigating personal risk all the way through to litigation, we advise financial services and credit providers on the best path forward.

  • Our lawyers help credit providers and businesses comply with their regulatory obligations under relevant legislation, including:

    • National Consumer Credit Protection Act and National Credit Code

    • ASIC Act

    • Corporations Act

    • Competition and Consumer Act, including the Australian Consumer Law

    • Privacy Act

    • Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act

  • We act for directors, senior officers and authorised representatives of credit providers, and businesses that assist credit providers in regulatory enforcement investigations and proceedings.

  • We act for credit providers and businesses that assist credit providers in both ASIC investigations and litigation.

    We also act for credit providers and their customers in the management of disputes arising from the credit relationship before ASIC, the Banking Ombudsman, in AFCA and in the court system.

  • We act for financial firms and individuals who are navigating disputes relating to the conduct of financial services and insurance complaints in AFCA. Our assistance takes the form of:

    • Advising on all issues arising in the conduct of AFCA complaints

    • Assisting with the preparation of evidence and submissions to AFCA

    • Acting for financial firms in superior court proceedings involving challenges to AFCA’s power, jurisdiction and authority as well as failures by AFCA to afford procedural fairness

Our clients

Financial advisers
Credit providers
Brokers and credit intermediaries
Credit licensees and accredited representatives
Foreign exchange and derivative trading platforms