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Peter is a Partner in our Banking and Finance Group, and practises in both the consumer and commercial sectors of banking and finance law. He is also a leader in our commercial lending services (CLS) team acting for a number of major banks in the small to medium business market.

Peter’s clients value his practical approach to solving issues and determining the implications of changes in the law. Peter is often asked to present at seminars.

He has degrees in Law and Economics from Monash University and is a member of the Property Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria, the Commercial Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia on which he served as a Councillor from 2000 to 2002.

Specific assignments

• Acting for various lenders including major Banks in the business banking area including the provision of volume security preparation, settlement, stamping and registration and all post settlement consents and releases.
• Coordinating process for the reviews of trust deeds for all the corporate, business and consumer areas of a major bank.
• Advising various financiers in relation to lending to Registered Agencies under the Housing Act in relation to government backed affordable housing schemes.
• Advising clients in relation to the National Consumer Credit Code and related transactions.
• Mortgagee sales, and other property related transactions.
• All aspects of Land Titles Office and State Revenue Office procedures, advice and problem solving.