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High Court confirms liquidator has first pick of the fruits of litigation
The High Court recently considered the competing entitlements of a liquidator and a secured creditor to the proceeds of a claim brought by the liquidator which was against the secured creditors interests Partner Chris Prestwich and Law Graduate Kaelah Ford report on the High Courts decision that the ...
Report: securing the missing benefits of Australia's infrastructure boom
The scale of Australia's infrastructure boom is unprecedented: never before has the country sought to deliver so many complex infrastructure projects in such a short space of time. ...
Propelling city growth: securing the missing benefits of Australia's infrastructure boom
Australia has a large infrastructure deficit and subsequently, is trying to deliver an unprecedented number of complex projects. ...
Allens advises Computer Sciences Corporation on the acquisition of UXC Ltd
Allens has advised global IT services provider, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), on the $427.6 million acquisition of UXC Ltd (UXC), Australia's largest publicly-owned IT services company. CSC ...
Allens advises DUET Investment Holdings Limited on acquisition of additional interest in Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline
Allens has advised DUET Investment holdings Limited on its $205 million acquisition of an additional interest in the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBP), one of Western Australia's most ...
Changes to tax rules for offshore investment
A Bill is currently before Federal Parliament that will more closely but not completely align the foreign non-portfolio dividend NANE treatment with debtequity concepts Partner Martin Fry and Senior Associate Jennifer Richards report on the changes ...
Material adverse change
In a recent decision the New South Wales Supreme Court held that a sufficiently significant failure to meet budget expectations could constitute a material adverse change and upheld the lenders right to serve a default notice and accelerate repayment on this basis Partner Diccon Loxton and Lawyer ...
Confirmation of FATCA Status of Australian Superannuation Funds
The Intergovernmental Agreement between Australia and the United States in relation to the implementation of the FATCA regime has been signed. ...
Tax deductions for mining rights and information
Legislation amending the timing of tax deductions for expenditure incurred on acquiring mining rights and mining information has been introduced into federal Parliament The new law will remove the immediate tax deduction for the cost incurred by a mining entity in acquiring mining rights or mining ...
Court confirms priority to receivership profits
A Supreme Court of Queensland judgment handed down today has provided greater certainty for secured creditors of companies that earn profits following the appointment of a receiver The judgment dispels suggestions that the law was uncertain and means that secured creditors can continue to fund ...