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Resolving and valuing disputed variation claims under BCIPA in Victoria
Insight 02 Jun 2016

The Victorian Court of Appeal has confirmed that a dispute resolution clause providing for mediation is insufficient to exclude variations claims from the statutory adjudication process under the Victorian Security of Payment regime The decision also confirms that when determining the value of a ...

Productivity Commission report into superannuation system bodes well for the future
Insight 06 Sep 2016

At first glance the recent Productivity Commission Draft Report on How to Assess the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the Superannuation System August 2016 could be dismissed as nothing more than a procedural step along the road to the ultimate goal as recommended by the FSI of developing an ...

New corporate laws to improve doing business in Vietnam
Insight 11 Mar 2015

A new Law on Enterprises aimed at making it easier to do business in Vietnam implements key changes to the regulation of all companies operating in Vietnam and will allow companies greater freedom in the activities they may conduct Partners Linh Bui and Robert Fish Senior Associate Chi Ha and ...

Allens acts for GIC on student accommodation purchase
News 03 Mar 2014

Allens has acted for Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC on the establishment of its joint venture with Macquarie for the purchase of an interest in specialist student accommodation developer ...

InIP: What's happening in intellectual property - April 2023
Insight 01 May 2023

Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...

Nature-related risks should be at the top of the boardroom agenda: key steps directors should take to manage these risks
Insight 14 Jun 2024

Nature-related risks and opportunities have fast become a hot topic of discussion in Australian boardrooms. Investors have warned that boards and executives need to be upskilled on nature-related risks to be ready for what is to come. ...

Switzerland found to have contravened European Convention on Human Rights in responding to climate change
Insight 12 Jun 2024

The European Court of Human Rights (the ECHR) has recently delivered a decision concerning the human rights impacts of climate change in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland (European Court of Human Rights, Grand Chamber, Application No 53600/20, 9 April 2024) (Verein). ...

Queensland resources sector update: budget announcements and recent reforms
Insight 12 Jun 2024

In this Insight, we explore the key initiatives and funding announced in the budget as well as recent legislative and policy reforms across the sector. ...

Allens advises on sale of stake in ConnectEast’s EastLink toll road
News 11 Jun 2024

Under the transaction, the Future Fund has acquired a 19.82% stake in ConnectEast and will have its interests managed by QIC. 'We are very pleased to have supported both NZSF and TIAA, together wit ...

Five years on: the new CCIV regime is here
Insight 16 Feb 2022

Nearly five years after the Federal Government first released the exposure draft legislation for the new corporate collective investment vehicle (CCIV), on 10 February 2022 the Corporate Collective Investment Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021 (the CCIV Bill) was finally passed. ...

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