Licensing essentials: ASIC updates guidance on carbon market participants
Change is on the horizon for licensing in carbon financial services. Are you ready? From January 2025 the Clean Energy Regulator will begin issuing safeguard mechanism credit units (SMCs) to entities responsible for large industrial facilities to whom the safeguard mechanism applies (termed ‘safeguard facilities’). As SMCs are a financial product regulated under the Corporations […]
Andrew Vincent

Andrew is a finance and restructuring specialist at Hamilton Locke. With an impressive background in top-tier financing transactions, Andrew’s practice is now focused on private credit financing transactions, coupled with a particular expertise in insolvency and restructuring. Andrew has extensive experience advising on corporate and structured finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance as well as […]
Janice Yew

Janice is a lawyer with specialist expertise in intellectual property, technology, and commercial law. After a few years in private practice, she spent a number of years as inhouse counsel, assisting on various cross-border transactions and enterprise deals. This combination of private practice and inhouse experience has given her the insight that enables her to […]
Sarah Gilkes

Sarah leads Hamilton Locke’s Intellectual Property and Technology group, advising clients on commercial transactions and disputes involving technology and IP assets. A natural collaborator, with a strategic, solutions-focused approach, she helps businesses develop robust IP protection strategies, commercialisation models, and technology procurement and governance frameworks. Sarah builds deep trust with her clients, ensuring that her […]
James Delesclefs

With a forward-thinking approach, and enthusiasm for collaboration and relationship building, James learnt early in his career that ‘you’re only as good as your next deal’. Bringing that mantra and passion to each transaction, James is committed to finding innovative solutions and pragmatically implementing clients’ commercial goals. James is a hands-on practitioner, with clients describing […]
Brett Heading

Brett is a visionary and influential leader in the legal and business community, and a trusted advisor to his clients. He takes a hands-on approach, and is passionate about assisting corporate and private clients achieve success and solve problems in the most efficient and pragmatic way possible. Having been in practice for 46 years, Brett […]
Erik Setio

Erik prioritises his relationships with clients, colleagues and other professionals to gain the confidence and understanding essential to being a trusted advisor. He is detail-orientated and approaches his work with a curious and open-minded manner. Clients noted Erik’s “knowledge of the financial services industry and his ability to deliver legal solutions to quite complex deals […]
Margot King

Margot is a property consultant with a multi-disciplinary energy, projects and corporate background. This gives her a unique skill set to assess issues from multiple angles and present commercial solutions to clients. She has particular expertise in large scale urban regeneration property projects, renewable projects and infrastructure projects. Margot works primarily with developers and project […]