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Bilya Boorn 2024 Scholarship winner announced
News 28 Jun 2024

Paige was selected for her exceptional resilience, her active involvement in the community and her impressive academic achievements. She is currently undertaking her Bachelor of Laws at Notre Dame ...

Allens makes 77 senior promotions across legal and corporate services
News 27 Jun 2024

'These promotions reflect our ongoing commitment to striving for excellence and fostering talent across our entire firm,' said Managing Partner Richard Spurio. New managing associates: Andrew Burns ...

Allens advises on first investments for Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund
News 15 May 2024

The transactions are the first for the Fund, established as part of Queensland's critical minerals strategy, and involves QIC extending its investment expertise into the mining and mineral processi ...

National Electricity and Gas rules update: May 2024
Insight 18 Jun 2024

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of March, as well as take a closer look at the AER's review of its Compliance Procedures and Guidelines. ...

Recent developments in work health and safety law
Insight 18 Jun 2024

The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk. ...

New SEC private fund disclosure rules rejected by US court
Insight 17 Jun 2024

A US appeals court has now thrown out those Rules in their entirety, finding that the SEC exceeded its statutory authority in adopting the Rules in August 2023 (given it was not empowered under either of provisions it relied upon to adopt the Rules). ...

Tax benefits and desire: lessons from the Minerva Part IVA decision
Insight 20 Mar 2024

The decision represents a significant win for taxpayers and provides guidance on the operation of Australia's anti-avoidance rules contained in Part IVA. ...

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. ...

Lawyer or language model? Testing AI’s competence in answering Australian legal questions
Insight 27 May 2024

The last 24 months have seen generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools advance in leaps and bounds, powered by remarkable developments in large language models (LLMs). Their new capabilities are already having significant impact on the way firms operate, including the legal function. ...

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). ...

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