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.
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