Automotive + Manufacturing
Commercial legal support to keep production, supply, and customer needs on track.
In automotive and manufacturing, supply chain disruption or delays in cash flow can stall production, strain relationships and erode margin.
Our team help you put clear, commercial frameworks around your customers, dealers, suppliers and finance partners, from trading terms and tooling arrangements to recoveries and disputes, so you have greater certainty over revenue, risk and continuity of supply.
How we
can help you:
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In automotive & manufacturing, margins are tight and capital is locked up in stock and equipment. When invoices drag or customers default, it can quickly impact production, payroll and growth plans. We help you recover debts efficiently, so your team can stay focused, not chasing overdue accounts.
We provide support for:
Debt recovery
Enforce trading terms and securities
Recover secured assets
Maximise recovery
Learn more about our Disputes + Litigation expertise.
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Any gap in automotive & manufacturing contracts can quickly ripple through production, delivery and customer relationships. We help build clear, resilient commercial arrangements across suppliers, dealers, distributors and technology partners so you have certainty on quality, delivery, pricing and risk. We provide support to:
Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including:
Standard terms of trade, credit applications, SLAs,
Product warranty terms, limitation of liability and indemnity frameworks
Dealer, distribution and reseller agreements
SaaS and licencing agreements
Data sharing and commercialisation agreements with partners and service providers.
Standardise and speed up contracting with playbooks, templates and fallback positions so sales, procurement and operations can contract faster, against agreed risk profile.
Learn more about our Commercial expertise.
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Managing a diverse workforce, varying shift patterns and complex industrial relations can quickly lead to pay and conduct issues in automotive and manufacturing. We help establish people practices that protect your brand, ensure compliance and support your staff. Our support includes:
Support to manage, performance and exits
Payroll and workforce structure issues including employee classifications and employment contract terms
Enterprise Bargaining including strategy, drafting and negotiations
Workplace investigations
Drafting, review and implementation of workforce policies
Practical workforce training for frontline staff and HR teams on Award compliance, investigations, performance and Respect@Work obligations.
Learn more about our Employment expertise.