Financial Services

We have extensive experience acting for banks, fund managers, insurance companies and superannuation trustees in major disputes and regulatory investigations.

Our experience includes:

Acting for a large bank in a class action in the Federal Court of Australia (which was at the time the largest shareholder class action in Australian legal history, with 67,000 group members and a claim for approximately $150 million).
Advising a large financial services organisation in respect of a major piece of litigation in the Supreme Court of Victoria, in which the plaintiffs sued for approximately $2 billion.
Acting for a large fund manager in proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria concerning contributions to a Small APRA Fund.

Acting for a large fund manager against a David Tweed company in applications for judicial advice in the Supreme Court of NSW, following the targeting of unitholders in two managed funds.
Advising a “Big 4” Australian bank in connection with a major investigation by ASIC.
Acting for a large financial services organisation in numerous disputes involving authorised representatives in the financial planner network.
Acting for officers and employees in relation to investigations by ASIC and APRA (including examinations under s.19 of the ASIC Act and s.270 of the SIS Act).

Financial Services

Our experience includes:

Commercial Property

Insolvency

M&A Disputes

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