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ACCC 2024/2025 enforcement priorities
Competition and consumer law issues in financial services, essential services and wholesale gas markets will be a focus for the ACCC. Cartels and anti-competitive conduct remain an ongoing focus. In terms of consumers and small businesses, there will be particular focus on manipulative or deceptive advertising practices in connection with digital services and 'green' claims. The ACCC is also advocating for law reform in relation to digital platforms, unfair trading, consumer guarantees and merger control. ...
Merger reform legislation: complex process risks capturing more transactions than intended
Yesterday, the Federal Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 (the Bill) to the Parliament, marking a significant shift in Australia's merger reg ...
How the Guarantee of Origin scheme will affect commercial strategy for participants in the energy transition
Following an extensive consultation period, the Federal Government has introduced the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Bill (the GO Bill) to Parliament. As a key pillar of the Federal Go ...
Allens advises vendors on Queensland Airports sale
The firm acted as consortium counsel for Macquarie Asset Management-managed The Infrastructure Fund, State Super and Australian Retirement Trust on the sale of their combined interest to a consorti ...
Recent developments in employment law
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk ...
Allens advises Northern Minerals on $48m equity raising
The private placement, offered to existing and new institutional and sophisticated investors, attracted a significant level of demand. Located in Western Australia's East Kimberley region, the Brow ...
Activist shareholders are becoming more efficient, more sophisticated and better resourced
Shareholder activists are increasingly using novel tactics to influence the strategies of companies. While campaigns continue to focus on the full spectrum of key issues like M&A activity, busines ...
Allens advises SK Group on extension of put option with Masan Group and sale of WinCommerce stake
SK Group is a leading conglomerate, ranking second among Korean enterprises in total assets. Since 2018, SK Group has invested over US$1.2 billion in MSN and its affiliates, including approximately ...
Queensland releases draft Wind Farm Code for consultation
Updates to the State code 23: Wind farm development (proposed Code) and associated Planning Guidance (proposed Guidance) were released for public consultation on 7 August 2023. Submissions close on 4 September 2023. ...
Overview of state and territory Budgets 2024–25
Budgets for 2024-25 have now been delivered in all Australian jurisdictions. Two common themes are incremental increases to existing taxes, and 'cost of living' tax relief. We examine the Budget announcements that will be relevant to business and industry. ...