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Allens advises Bain Capital LLC on sale of Only About Children
Based outside Sydney, OAC operates approximately 75 campuses located in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, with roughly two-thirds located within the greater Sydney ...
Federal Court finds cyber risk management is a critical obligation for financial services firms
The Federal Court handed down its judgment in proceedings brought by ASIC against RI Advice on 5 May 20221. It found that, as result of its failure to manage cyber security risks and cyber resilience, RI Advice breached its obligations to do all things necessary to ensure that the financial services covered by the licence were provided efficiently and fairly, and to have adequate risk management systems in place. ...
Continuing misrepresentations: Full Federal Court confirms an incoming insurer's right to avoid cover
In a welcome move for insurers writing group life policies for superannuation funds, the Full Federal Court in AIA v Sharma overturned the first instance decision and held that a fraudulent misrepresentation made by an insured member to an outgoing group life insurer could have continuing effect an ...
High Court relieves anxiety with key patent decision
In the latest in Australia's longest-running pharmaceutical patent term extension litigation, the High Court has found Sandoz infringed a patent, owned by Lundbeck, for a drug used to treat anxiety and depression, by selling generic products during an extended term of the patent ...
'Oh why' did you copy me? 'Oh I' did no such thing - the UK High Court rules in favour of Ed Sheeran in copyright dispute
The UK High Court has ruled in favour of Ed Sheeran in a copyright dispute concerning his hit song 'Shape of You'. The court held that Ed Sheeran had not, deliberately or subconsciously, copied the hook of an earlier song, 'Oh Why'. We consider this fascinating decision in more detail below. ...
Intellectual Property rights in wartime
As Russia's war on Ukraine continues to cause mass devastation to the country and its people, the response of much of the Western world, including Australia, has been to impose a series of economic sanctions against the Kremlin. ...
Allens advises on funding of Australia's first integrated rare earths refinery
The government's funding comprises a $1.05 billion non-recourse loan provided to a subsidiary of Iluka Resources to fund the construction and commissioning of the Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery in ...
Allens advises Nexif's financiers to power up wind and gas generation portfolio
'This transaction represents an important and unique contribution to Australia's energy transition landscape. Not only is the transaction a further development of the broader trend of sponsors ...
Allens advises Exemplar Health Consortium on the Frankston Hospital redevelopment
The project proposes to add a new hospital tower, an additional 120 beds, new operating theatres, enhanced emergency department beds, expanded women's and children's health services, enhanced ...
APRA and AUSTRAC provide risk management guidance in relation to crypto assets
APRA and AUSTRAC provide risk-management guidance in relation to crypto-assets ...