Home / Finance Law
Finance Documentation. Done Properly
We ensure finance agreements, security documents, and related arrangements are properly structured, clearly drafted, and legally sound, giving all parties confidence in the deal.
Finance Law Services
When significant transactions or financing arrangements require legal certainty, the quality of your documentation determines how protected you are. Our lawyers work closely alongside Fortuna's accounting and mortgage broking team to ensure legal and financial structures are aligned.
Loan agreements: clearly drafted facility letters and loan documentation for borrowers and lenders.
Security agreements: mortgages and general security agreements properly structured and documented.
PPSR registrations: Personal Property Securities Register registrations managed and perfected.
Guarantees and indemnities: personal and corporate guarantees drafted and explained clearly.
Refinancing support: discharge of existing security and preparation of new arrangements managed end to end.
Debt restructuring: legal aspects of debt restructuring and renegotiation advised on and documented.
Finance Documents That Actually Protect You
Poorly drafted finance documents, missing security registrations, or inadequate guarantee provisions can leave lenders exposed and borrowers facing obligations they did not anticipate. We ensure the legal structure of your financing arrangements is complete, correct, and enforceable.
Coordinated With Your Accounting and Broking Team
Finance transactions have legal, accounting, and commercial dimensions that work best when addressed together. Our lawyers work directly alongside Fortuna's accounting and finance broking specialists to ensure every aspect of your financing arrangement is properly aligned.
Making Complex Operations Simple for ASX-Listed Companies
Making Complex Operations Simple for ASX-Listed Companies
Experience That Makes a Difference
Our finance lawyers work in close collaboration with Fortuna's accounting, tax, and advisory specialists, ensuring the legal structure of your financing arrangements is aligned with your broader financial objectives.
With more than 25 years of commercial legal experience, John brings sharp expertise and practical thinking to every matter - from complex transactions to succession planning that sticks.
John Shingleton
Managing Director - Legal
Winner of Australian Accounting Awards 2022 (New Partner of the Year), Melvyn is a qualified CPA with 2 master’s degrees and over 15 years of international experience. Melvyn specialises in Business Strategies and CFO Services, Accounting & Australian Tax.
Heath Harley-Bellemore
Senior Associate
Winner of Australian Accounting Awards 2022 (New Partner of the Year), Melvyn is a qualified CPA with 2 master’s degrees and over 15 years of international experience. Melvyn specialises in Business Strategies and CFO Services, Accounting & Australian Tax.
Jodie Kerr
Associate Lawyer
Winner of Australian Accounting Awards 2022 (New Partner of the Year), Melvyn is a qualified CPA with 2 master’s degrees and over 15 years of international experience. Melvyn specialises in Business Strategies and CFO Services, Accounting & Australian Tax.
Kim Valenti
Consultant
Winner of Australian Accounting Awards 2022 (New Partner of the Year), Melvyn is a qualified CPA with 2 master’s degrees and over 15 years of international experience. Melvyn specialises in Business Strategies and CFO Services, Accounting & Australian Tax.
Angela Daniel
Solicitor
Winner of Australian Accounting Awards 2022 (New Partner of the Year), Melvyn is a qualified CPA with 2 master’s degrees and over 15 years of international experience. Melvyn specialises in Business Strategies and CFO Services, Accounting & Australian Tax.
Bishoy Mekhaiel
Solicitor
Winner of Australian Accounting Awards 2022 (New Partner of the Year), Melvyn is a qualified CPA with 2 master’s degrees and over 15 years of international experience. Melvyn specialises in Business Strategies and CFO Services, Accounting & Australian Tax.
Neil Scaddan
Senior Property & Finance Paralegal