Independent legal advice

We support trustees, guarantors, directors and borrowers by providing independent legal advice.

There is a wide range of situations where you may need independent legal advice. For instance:

• If a lender needs to protect their legal and financial interests.

• If you (and another person) in your personal capacity are borrowing money from a financial institution to purchase a secured asset, such as a car, home or investment property.

• If you (and another person) are a director of a Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) and are considering borrowing money to purchase a secured asset, such as an investment property.

• If you are an appointed trustee of a deceased Estate and required to borrow money to purchase secured assets for the benefit of a beneficiary under a trust.

In all these scenarios, the people involved require the advice of a lawyer.

Someone getting independent legal advice is often taking on a liability or they may be giving up some rights – in either case, it is often the last thing that is thought about and therefore needs specialised legal advice.

Probatum can:

• Provide independent legal advice to borrowers, guarantors, directors or trustees for personal affairs, Self-Managed Super Funds participants, and as deceased Estate executors.
• Help you attain independent legal advice for refinancing a mortgage.
• Help you attain independent legal advice on a franchise agreement.