The BFSLA Academic Committee announced today their inaugural Twilight Seminar – to be held in Sydney on Thursday 27th November. The evening is hosted by the BFSLA and Norton Rose Fulbright. The topic is: Revisiting Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Prospects for adoption in Australia and the presentation will be made by Jason Harris, BA LLB (UWS),…
The BFSLA are pleased to announce the first Younger Member event for 2014. Bitcoin: a guide for the perplexed will be presented on Wednesday 26 March at the offices of Minter Ellison, Aurora Place, 88 Philip Street, Sydney. Full details are available in the attached document. Registrations are available on-line via this link . We look forward…
The BFSLA Opinions Committee has settled a standard form legal opinion for use in syndicated transactions. A link to the form of opinion for syndicated transactions is below as well as a comparison against the standard form. Download the Syndicated Opinion and Comparison against standard form.
The BFSLA is pleased to announce that the Twilight Seminar in Brisbane will take place at the offices of McCullough Robertson on Thursday 1st August. The Hon Keith De Lacy, Dr Doug McTaggart and Mr Swain Roberts will share their thoughts on the topic: ‘Foreign Investment in Australia: Is it in the ‘National Interest’?
King & Wood Mallesons in Sydney and Chapman Tripp in Auckland will host the next BFSLA Younger Member Twilight Seminars. View the Sydney invitation and registration form Register on-line for Sydney: https://www.etouches.com/64617 View the Auckland invitation and registration form Register on-line for Auckland: https://www.etouches.com/66041
Official Launch of the BFSLA Standard Form Closing Opinion. The Banking & Financial Services Law Association is pleased to announce the launch of the BFSLA Standard Form Closing Opinion. This opinion is the culmination of extensive work by an opinions committee formed of representatives of a number of member firms, and has been discussed with…
The University of Adelaide is hosting a Conference on 20 & 21 February, 2013 at the Adelaide Festival Centre. The topic is: Personal Property Security Law: Local and Global Perspectives. The Keynote address will be given by Sir Roy Goode QC, CBE “Security Interests in Mobile Equipment, Lessons in Lawmaking from the Cape Town Convention”…
Due to a larger than expected response the The Inaugural Younger Member Twilight event we have now secured The Tara Room at The Irish Club the address is: Level 1, 175 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane. Gwyn Morgan, Head of Credit & Asset Structuring, Westpac Institutional Bank will share his ‘thoughts from the dark side’. Registrations for…
The 30th Annual Conference will be held at the Marriott Resort & Spa on the Gold Coast in Queensland with new dates being announced to better accommodate flights in and out of the Gold Coast. The new dates are: Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st August, 2013. Make a diary note to attend this milestone event in…
The BFSLA is pleased to announce that the Marriott Surfers Paradise Resort and Spa has been selected as the venue for the 30th Annual Conference. AMENDED dates have been negotiated to allow easier flight access in and out of the Gold Coast. The new dates are: Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st August, 2013. We look…
