Automotive

Our team advises on all aspects of automotive finance, leasing, and financing contracts, bailments, retention of title and PPSR, floor plan financing, anti-money laundering compliance, Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 compliance, debt recovery and insolvency advice, complex priority arrangements in relation to multi-franchise automotive borrowers and advertising of finance products for motor vehicles.

We advise on a wide range of legal matters relating to e-commerce and technology in the automotive sector, including advice on the rollout of connected services, IT systems development, implementation and support, IT and telecommunications outsourcing, managed service and “as a service” arrangements, and privacy/data protection. We also advise on projects and electricity regulations relating to EVs and associated charging infrastructure.

Advising clients on all aspects of their distribution arrangements, such as franchise agreements, distribution and supply chain management, dealer network restructuring, dealer termination and competition law/anti-trust.

We assist industry participants to comply with consumer protection laws – including by advising on advertising, promotions touching on the Gambling Act 2003, SPAM, Privacy Act 2020, Fair Trading Act 1986 and Advertising Standard Authority Codes.

We regularly advise in relation to matters under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 as well as product recalls and other product liability matters.

Our team are experts on brand protection, enforcing IP rights, and commercial contracts including franchising and licensing trade marks and get-up from well-known global brands.