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Minter Ellison’s banking and finance dispute resolution team is recognised for its expertise in all forms of disputes and litigation across Australia. We have a strong reputation for effectively dealing with commercial disputes in the courts and through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms if those disputes cannot be avoided or resolved.
We have the experience and expertise to manage the full spectrum of disputes including high profile, complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, class actions, regulatory investigations and disputes and government inquiries. We have a depth of experience acting for banks and other financial services sector clients and are well acquainted with the peculiarities of 'banker and customer' disputes. We develop risk management strategies at an early stage of a potential dispute to assist our clients to avoid disputes whenever possible, and to mitigate their exposure to any potentially damaging consequences of the litigation process. Our national network of highly regarded insolvency practitioners regularly act in complex or multi-jurisdictional insolvencies. Our insolvency and reconstruction expertise includes corporate reconstruction and workout, receivership, liquidation, voluntary administration, credit recovery, securities enforcement and corporate fraud investigation and asset tracing. The team is consistently recognised by independent international surveys (including Chambers Global Guides, APL500 and IFLR 1000: Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms) as among the leading practices in Australia.
On Thursday 6 October the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee released its highly anticipated report on the credit reporting provisions of the Exposure Draft of the Australian Privacy Amendment Legislation. The report makes 30 recommendations, many of which are quite significant, in response to numerous submissions and particularly on five key matters: simplification and clarification of language and definitions, the treatments of serious credit infringements, identity theft, the use of hardship flags and complaints handling.
From 1 November 2011, lenders exercising powers of sale over real property in New South Wales will need to comply with new obligations contained in the Real Property and Conveyancing Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (NSW), which amends the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW).The obligations reflect those imposed by section 420A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).