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Allens acts on AirportlinkM7
Allens has advised the lender-appointed Receivers and Managers of BrisConnections on the sale of the AirportlinkM7 tollroad for A$1.87 billion to the Transurban Queensland consortium. The 6.7km ...
Allens advises Newcrest on Hidden Valley sale
Allens has advised Newcrest Mining on the sale of its 50 per cent stake in the Hidden Valley joint venture to a wholly owned subsidiary of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited. Newcrest has also ...
Allens advises Plenary on market-leading infrastructure bond deal
Allens has advised a Plenary-led consortium on the successful $1 billion refinancing of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC). This was a significant deal for the Australian infrastructu ...
Allens reinforces support for female barristers
Allens has highlighted its support for women in law as a signatory and advocate for the Law Council of Australia's National Equitable Briefing Policy, which aims to boost the number of briefs to ...
Changes to the rules governing foreign investment in Australian agriculture
The Australian Government has announced that from 1 March 2015 acquisitions of agricultural land worth more than A15 million and any additional acquisitions over and above that amount will require government approval It will also establish a foreign ownership register of agricultural land ...
Significant 'blow' for penalties claims
Today the Full Federal Court clarified the law of penalties as it applies to fees The key development is that in considering whether the amount of a fee is extravagant and exorbitant compared to the potential costs incurred in dealing with a failure to perform an obligation the court held that ...
Another win for arbitration
The FCAFC has upheld an earlier decision rejecting an application to set aside or not enforce an international arbitral award. ...
Does legal professional privilege apply to communications with third-party commercial advisers?
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 ...
More (good) Queensland property law changes (inc. up to 20% deposits!!)
Further amendments to existing property legislation that aims to streamline the sale of property particularly in respect of the sale of off-the-plan lots have been introduced into the Queensland Parliament These amendments will be of substantial benefit to developers Partner Alister Fitzgerald ...
'Axing the tax' - the end of the Australian carbon pricing scheme
Federal Parliament has passed legislation to repeal the carbon pricing scheme removing the nationwide impost on greenhouse gas emissions Partner Grant Anderson and Associate Albert Yu report ...