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Seeking certainty during the energy transition
Insight 11 Oct 2021

There are several recommendations aimed at ensuring readiness for the retirement of ageing thermal generation in the Final Advice on the Post 2025 Market Design of the National Electricity Market (the NEM). In this Insight, we analyse two of the most important, and imminent, reforms. ...

Transferring jurisdiction over schemes from the courts to the Takeovers Panel
Insight 17 Jun 2021

In the federal budget, the Treasurer announced funding for a public consultation process to consider broadening the jurisdiction of the Takeovers Panel to include members' schemes of arrangement. The idea of transferring jurisdiction over schemes from the courts to the Panel is not a new one. ...

Use of stub equity in control transactions
Insight 01 Oct 2020

ASIC has released its response to the submissions on its June 2019 Consultation Paper on certain aspects of the use of stub equity in control transactions, and the news is mostly positive. ...

Officer without office: High Court rules persons can be company officers despite absence of official title
Insight 10 Jun 2020

The recent decision of the High Court of Australia in ASIC v King considers the meaning and scope of the term 'officer', as defined in s9 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and contains important if non-binding observations on how the term may catch bankers and other third parties. ...

Unprecedented changes in the event of force majeure
Insight 12 Jun 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and its broad-reaching economic impacts poses a significant challenge to the continuous operation of oil and gas projects in Australia. ...

Productivity Commission report on resources sector regulation
Insight 11 Jun 2020

On 24 March 2020, the Productivity Commission released its draft report on resources sector regulation. ...

Allens advises lenders on $1bn Pilbara Minerals revolving credit facility
News 06 Nov 2024

The facility replaces Pilbara Minerals' existing loan facility, providing greater financial flexibility for refinancing and general corporate and working capital purposes. The lender group, compris ...

Investing in WA: energy reforms in the Pilbara—unpacking the North-West Interconnected System
Insight 05 Nov 2024

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. ...

Recent developments in employment law
Insight 31 Oct 2024

The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk: wage theft, protected action ballot orders, Same Job, Same Pay' and more. ...

In Touch: What's happening in Australian competition and consumer law - October 2024
Insight 31 Oct 2024

The latest in competition and consumer law – October 2024 ...

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