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In Touch: Bingo Industries pleads guilty to criminal cartel offences, Google ordered to pay $60m penalty and other developments
The latest in competition and consumer law. ...
Australia clarifies its position on AI inventorship
Australia has once again grappled with the vexed issue of whether patent protection should be granted for AI-generated inventions. The Full Court's decision means Australia's position on AI inventorship now aligns with that of the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union, which have so far rejected AI inventorship. ...
Allens advises Healthe Care on sale of surgical business to PEP
Healthe Care's surgical hospitals portfolio comprises 12 hospitals and 7 day surgery centres in Australia and New Zealand, which together provide a diverse offering of healthcare services across ...
Allens advises Quantium on its expanded partnership with Woolworths Group
Under the transaction, Woolworths Group will increase its shareholding in Quantium from 47 per cent to 75 per cent, with Quantium founders and team members retaining 25 per cent of the business. ...
Allens advises on $1.1bn acquisition of ASX-listed MMA Offshore Limited
The deal sees Cyan Renewables acquire 100% of the MMA Offshore Group for $2.70 per share by way of scheme of arrangement. It marks the largest take-private deal in the offshore wind energy services ...
Unpacking the NSW Critical Minerals Strategy: royalty deferrals and a positive vision
On 18 October 2024, the New South Wales Government released its Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Strategy 2024–35 (the Strategy), the centrepiece announcement under which is a $250 million ...
Meta's $50M settlement with the OAIC fails to clarify the Privacy Act civil penalty regime
Important aspects of Australian privacy law remain unresolved. These proceedings commenced in March 2020, and were the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's first attempt to exercise its civil penalty powers ...
Allens advises GPT Group on landmark retail partnership with Perron
As part of the deal, GPT Group will acquire a 50% interest in two premium Perth retail assets—Cockburn Gateway and Belmont Forum—from Perron Group for approximately $482 million. 'We were delighted ...
Allens advises Patriot Battery Metals on Australian aspects of strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group
The proceeds of the strategic investment will be used to advance Patriot's Shaakichiuwaanaan Project, the largest lithium pegmatite resource in the Americas and the eighth largest in the world. The ...
Government support for security of payment reform in Victoria
The Victorian Parliament has expressed its support for many significant reforms to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) (SOPA). ...