Parties involved in large-scale commercial transactions with non-lawyer third-party advisers need to be aware that communications with these advisers will rarely be protected by legal professional privilege following a recent Federal Court decision ...

The Queensland Government plans a major reform of the state land system to streamline processes reduce regulation and improve service delivery Partner John Beckinsale reports on the possible reforms which are outlined in a recently released discussion paper ...

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 ...

Since the 1996 Wallis Inquiry disclosure has been at the heart of the regulatory philosophy for the retail financial services sector in Australia Under the Financial System Inquirys terms of reference the Inquiry will refresh the philosophy principles and objectives underpinning the development of a ...

During the process of introducing more competition into the retail sector the Indonesian Government has issued a new regulation that attempts to balance the needs of traditional markets and small businesses against those of modern shopping developments Widyawan Partner Yolanda Hutapea and Senior ...

Last year was a big year for cybersecurity Organisations were forced to grapple with an increasingly complex regulatory environment as governments across the globe continued to navigate how to best protect personal information in the face of increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats We look ...

Allens has advised the founders of Clearskincare on the sale of the brand's clinic and products businesses to Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) for $127.4 million. Under the deal, API will ...

Allens has advised M2 Group Ltd on its proposed $3 billion merger with Vocus Communications. Under the proposed merger, announced today, M2 Group shareholders will receive 1.625 Vocus shares for ea ...

Allens has acted for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing and Investa Property Group on the sale of the Investa Land business to Proprium Capital Partners. The deal comprises 11 residential and ...

In this update we summarise the progress of new and existing rule change requests across the month of February and take a closer look at the ACCCs new consultation paper on the approach for implementing the Consumer Data Right in the energy sector ...