The BFSLA is proud to announce the next Younger Member Twilight Seminar will be held in Wellington, New Zealand in the offices of Russell McVeagh, on Monday 8 June. The topic is: Social media and your profile – how to use social media as a professional. Presenters: Kirsten Hodgson, Kaleidoscope Media & author of ‘LinkedIn for…
The winners of the 2015 BFSLA Scholarship and Research Prizes were announced at the Conference dinner on Friday 4th September. The winner of the 2015 BFSLA Scholarship is JULIAN BROWN who will be studying for his MSc in Law & Finance at Oxford University and the winner of the 2015 BFSLA Research Essay prize is…
The second BFSLA Academic Twilight Seminar will be held at the Sydney offices of King & Wood Mallesons on Wednesday 4th March. Please scroll down to view the pdf invitation. There is no charge to attend this event, but for catering purposes it is essential that you register to attend. You can register on-line by clicking…
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), LLM(ANU)…
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…
