Koffels can offer advice as to the requirements for Australian Financial Services Licences, and Australian Credit Licences with ASIC as well as drafting Credit Applications for Sellers of Goods & Services.
For Borrowers, we advise on all Credit Applications for Finance for Homes and all Property Loans; and in so doing, deal with the Brokers and Lenders.
Rights & Obligation of Debtors and Creditors.
2025 was a transormative year for the law in the context of institutional child abuse. In particular, it marked a shift away from symbolic recongition and towards survivor-centred justice. It was also tested by the emergence of new risks and challenges.
Paramaount’s standoff with Netflix as they attempt a billion dollar acqusition highlights the growing risks in the streaming sector around competition law.
The Victorian government is seeking to overturn the High Court’s decision in Bird v DP which held that instituions cannot be held vicariously liable for individuals who are not technically employees.
For decades, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have been quietly used by institutions to prevent survivors of sexual abuse from speaking out. While NDAs can serve legitimate purposes they have also been weaponised to conceal patterns of misconduct. While other jurisdictions have now moved to ban or restrict NDAs relating to sexual misconduct Australia still has no clear national framework. As more survivors seek justice through civil claims, the law must confront an urgent question – should NDAs be allowed to silence victims of child abuse?