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Allens advises Bendigo Bank on alliance with Tyro
The alliance will see Tyro become the Bank's exclusive merchant acquiring partner for business customers for an initial 10-year term, with Bendigo Bank to exclusively refer its current and future ...
Australia's second shareholder class action judgment
In the wake of Crowley v Worley Limited, Australia's first two shareholder class action judgments highlight the significant risk that applicants, and the litigation funders that support them, take when pursuing such claims to trial. Neither judgment sounded in any award of damages for shareholders. ...
The Ripple effect: unintended consequences of poor international trade mark awareness
The Federal Court of Australia has granted an interlocutory injunction preventing Ripple from advertising in Australia under 'PayID' branding until the determination of its ongoing dispute with NPP Australia Limited. It reinforces the need to ensure your trade marks are not being infringed by international businesses advertising or offering online services to Australian customers under deceptively similar branding. ...
Funds and institutional investors: a pivotal role in the infrastructure-led recovery
Funds and institutional investors are uniquely positioned to play a pivotal role in this recovery and to respond to the disruption and opportunities that have been presented in infrastructure. ...
A battle with Banksy
Banksy has lost his trade mark rights to his notorious Flower Thrower artwork in the EU. The EUIPO's decision reflects on bad faith registrations in the EU and offers other important food for thought in the context of trade mark and copyright law. ...
Act fast, act well: Federal Court decision reinforces the importance of robust compliance programs for banks and other financial services licensees
Chief Justice Allsop of the Federal Court recently imposed on a bank, by consent of ASIC and the bank, civil penalties totalling $10 million for unconscionable conduct in carrying out an inadequate customer remediation process. It highlights the importance of banks and other financial services licensees having in place robust compliance programs and taking prompt and comprehensive action where possible non-compliance is identified. ...
Allens calls for changes to Australia's infrastructure pipeline
The report, which draws on findings from the firm's second annual Infrastructure Leaders Survey , shows Australia's current infrastructure pipeline is out of step with what's required for long-term ...
Allens advises John Laing on $285M wind farm portfolio sale
The portfolio comprises interests in six different assets across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. John Laing has sold its aggregate interest in 209MW of the total 514MW capacity of the asset ...
Allens advises on Investa Commercial Property Fund capital raising
ICPF's portfolio includes 15 office assets, including premium buildings such as Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney; 60 Martin Place, Sydney; and 120 Collins Street, Melbourne. 'We were delighted to work ...
Summary of proposed reforms to FIRB regime – Tranche 2 Regulations
On 18 September 2020 the Federal Government released exposure drafts of the 'Tranche 2 Regulations' to amend Australia's foreign investment laws. This follows the release on 31 July 2020 of the 'Tranc ...