CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE

With strengths in: corporate governance, corporations and statutory authorities, corporations and financial regulation, corporatisation and establishment of government-owned companies, government business enterprises, joint ventures and alliancing, privatisations and organisational restructures, and public and private partnerships.

Corporate

AGS has a sizeable commercial law practice and is able to assist our clients with their commercial transactions. Our specialist lawyers provide legal services to government clients for major commercial projects, from the acquisition and disposal of assets to the conduct of major tender processes. They also assist and advise on commercial matters, such as drafting and negotiating government guarantees and indemnities.

Our litigation lawyers are skilled in conducting commercial litigation, from contractual disputes to issues arising from tender process or actions under trade practices or taxation legislation.

We are experienced in helping clients in relation to their outsourcing contracts and how to manage the transition out of those contracts.

Government enterprises

Many clients, including Australian Government-owned or controlled businesses, also rely on us for advice and assistance on issues arising under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, Corporations Act 2001 and the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. Our services include:

• incorporation, including drafting and amending company constitutions
• ownership structures, including disposal and/or acquisition of shares
• corporate governance, including the role and rights of shareholders, members, directors and creditors
• compliance with reporting and other requirements
• compliance with and training in relation to directors’ duties
• compliance with fundraising requirements (including disclosure)
• insolvency and external administration (such as voluntary administration).

See Express law ‘Government response to the Uhrig Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities’ 19 August 2004 and Legal briefing No. 76 ‘Implementing the Uhrig review: becoming an FMA agency.’ 5 December 2005.

Canberra		Sydney
Andrew Miles T 02 6253 7100 | F 02 6253 7316		Simon Konecny T 02 9581 7585 | F 02 9581 7445
Melbourne		Brisbane
Paul Lang T 03 9242 1322 | F 03 9242 1481		Peter Blennerhassett T 07 3360 5767 | F 07 3360 5797
Perth		Adelaide and Darwin
Lee-Sai Choo T 08 9268 1137 | F 08 9268 1771		Dusan Uglesic T 08 8205 4298 | F 08 8205 4499
Hobart
Peter Bowen T 03 6210 2104 | F 03 6210 2110

National contact

Guy Aitken
T 02 6253 7084
F 02 6253 7304