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New draft regulations on electricity generation tariffs and model power purchase agreements for power plants in Vietnam
The next generation of Vietnam’s power sector regulation is taking shape, with a proposed new circular set to bring nearly all technologies together in one place for the first time. ...
IP Australia announces changes to fees
IP Australia has announced sweeping changes to the amount and timing of official fees for patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeders' rights, as well as changes to fees and recoverable costs for oppositions. The changes will come into effect 1 October 2024. ...
The third time's the charm: foreign bribery reform in Australia
After two unsuccessful attempts to strengthen foreign bribery laws, the passage of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023 (CFB Bill) finally introduces new, broader foreign bribery offences for body corporates. ...
Sanctions Regime in Australia
We outline the key aspects of the Australian Sanctions Regime, the practical issues that corporations may encounter when implementing and managing their sanctions compliance frameworks, as well as some recent case studies to illustrate how the regime can apply. ...
Investing in WA: energy reforms in the Pilbara—unpacking the North-West Interconnected System
The North-West Interconnected System (NWIS) has become a central focus of the WA Government's energy sector reform agenda in recent years. Since the introduction of the Pilbara Regime in July 2021, a series of additional reforms have been set in motion. ...
Proposed changes to the security of payment regime in Victoria: watch this space
Significant reforms are being considered to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) reflecting the practice in other Australian jurisdictions. ...
Meta's $50M settlement with the OAIC fails to clarify the Privacy Act civil penalty regime
Important aspects of Australian privacy law remain unresolved. These proceedings commenced in March 2020, and were the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's first attempt to exercise its civil penalty powers ...
Allens advises GPT Group on landmark retail partnership with Perron
As part of the deal, GPT Group will acquire a 50% interest in two premium Perth retail assets—Cockburn Gateway and Belmont Forum—from Perron Group for approximately $482 million. 'We were delighted ...
Allens advises Patriot Battery Metals on Australian aspects of strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group
The proceeds of the strategic investment will be used to advance Patriot's Shaakichiuwaanaan Project, the largest lithium pegmatite resource in the Americas and the eighth largest in the world. The ...
Allens advises Charter Hall on landmark $3.35 billion Green Loan
The transaction is one of the largest of its kind in the real estate sector, and brings together a syndicate of leading domestic and international banks, including CBA, WBC, ANZ, HSBC and SMBC. 'We ...