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Our People
A practice built for lenders
Specialists built
for private credit
Summer Lawyers is led by senior practitioners with deep experience in private credit, enforcement and insolvency. Our team is purpose‑built for non-bank and private lending, working exclusively with lenders, capital providers and investors.
A specialist approach ensures each team member works within clearly defined practice areas, bringing depth, consistency and practical insight to every matter.
Experience where
it matters most
Our experience is deeply rooted in private credit. Many of our senior lawyers have spent years advising clients through defaults, contested enforcement and distressed scenarios.
That experience informs not only how we approach recovery, but how we advise on advances and insolvency matters up- and downstream.
Recovery
In CPF Group v Everest Index International, the Supreme Court of New South Wales said no. Despite an admitted conflict of interest, the Court upheld a refinancing transaction, rejected claims of unconscionable conduct, and awarded possession in favour of the lender.
For lenders, the decision reinforces the importance of a transaction’s purpose, documenting it adequately, and identifying a commercial benefit when putting refinance transactions together.
Recovery
Lenders need to know whether they can enforce their security and recover their money if a loan defaults. Two recent NSW Supreme Court decisions show why that depends on both the documents and the circumstances in which the borrower and guarantors signed them.
Recovery
Private lending has evolved significantly over the past decade. As the sector has grown, lenders have increasingly sought advisers who understand not only how transactions are structured, but also how those arrangements perform when circumstances change.
With expertise in structuring and documentation to enforcement and recovery, Elisabeth’s career has evolved alongside an increasingly influential and maturing private lending sector.
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