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Gas pipeline reforms update
The Energy National Cabinet Reform Committee has released a Decision Regulation Impact Statement (DRIS) identifying a proposed package of reforms for gas pipeline regulation in Australia. ...
Commitment made, now to implement: embedding ESG best practice
In terms of achieving the potential to use international law frameworks as a tool to set company policy on ESG issues, we discuss recommendations for using these frameworks to audit the commitments the company makes. ...
In Touch: no criminal conduct found in Australia's first competition law matter heard by a jury; and other developments
Country Care criminal cartel conduct case; Mosaic; Honeysuckle Health and nib; Jump swim; and Salesforce Slack merger. ...
Allens advises QAF on Rivalea sale
The sale includes 100 per cent of Rivalea Holdings Pty Ltd and 100 per cent of Oxdale Dairy Enterprise Pty Ltd, the combined group being an integrated pork producer in Australia with feed mills, pi ...
Elevating ESG: how to establish and embed leading practices
It is essential to prioritise ESG. A confluence of factors are accelerating the importance of ESG and these have material impacts for organisations operating in Australia. This insight will assist boards, senior executives, in-house counsel, sustainability teams, and risk and compliance leaders to act as strategic partners to the business as it shapes its ESG agenda. ...
Navigating the energy transition
Australia is rapidly transitioning away from a centralised, coal-based energy system to one that is more decentralised and focused on renewable energy. This transition is being accompanied by increasing scrutiny of the human rights performance of renewables projects, including new benchmarking and a greater number of complaints. It is critical to know what practical steps to take towards implementing and embedding a strong approach to human rights compliance. ...
A tale of two courts: are wind farm assets fixtures or chattels?
Wind farms and other renewable energy sponsors should be aware of two recent decisions of the Supreme Courts of Victoria and New South Wales, which have raised doubt over whether wind farm assets are chattels or fixtures. We briefly explore the key findings of each court and consider some broader repercussions of these decisions for the renewable energy industry. ...
Australian and Dutch courts find climate-related duties of care in Sharma and Shell
Two groundbreaking climate change-related court decisions in Australia and the Netherlands have shed light on the scope for claims based on duties to individuals to affect the emissions trajectories o ...
Allens advises on Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport Terminal deal
Allens has advised Multiplex on its successful bid to deliver the passenger terminal for the $5.3 billion Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. ...