Debt Financing
LAWS6038
This unit focuses on legal aspects of debt financing in an increasingly global market environment. Much of the unit deals with enforcement issues in the insolvency context, which can highlight the types of protection for which creditors should have bargained to safeguard their positions. The unit assumes a good general knowledge of Australian corporate law. The unit is taught by expert practitioners in the field of debt financing. Lecturers include Tony Berriman (Minter Ellison); Ray Mainsbridge, James Marshall, David Mason, Tony Ryan and Dennis Scott (Ashurst); David East (DLA Phillips Fox); David Friedlander and David Eliakim (King & Wood Mallesons); Diccon Loxton (Allens Arthur Robinson); Mitchell Mathas (Deacons) and Roger Dobson (Henry Davis York). There may be changes to lecturers in this unit.Particular topics covered include: the nature and priority of charges; the lender/trustee/manager relationship; financial covenants; negative pledges; hybrids; guarantees and third party securities; issues involving secured creditors; set-off; aspects of enforcement by creditors; voluntary administration; subordinated debt; receivership.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: LAWS6038
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No