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Significant expansion of the NSW duty base
The 2023 NSW budget contained a number of significant changes to stamp duty, including: the landholder duty acquisition threshold for private unit trusts has been lowered from 50% to 20% wholesale un ...
Whistling in the wind: clarification on the limited retrospective application of the corporate and tax whistleblower protection regime
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has unanimously determined that the updated whistleblower protections that came into effect on 1 July 2019 do not apply to detrimental conduct engaged ...
Allens appoints 23 managing associates, 56 senior associates
The appointments span all of the firm's practice groups and its offices in Australia, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea. As of 1 July, Allens will have 53 managing associates, demonstrating the firm's ...
Fuel for thought: is SAF the safe bet?
In this Insight, we look at the challenge posed by the Aviation Green Paper (the Paper) for the Australian aviation sector to lead the transition to net zero. Released on 7 September 2023, the Paper o ...
Allens advises AirTree Ventures on its investment in HEO
AirTree Ventures led the $12 million Series A round alongside new and returning investors, including Salus VC, Y Combinator, In-Q-Tel, David Harding and Steve Baxter. 'We are very pleased to have h ...
Federal Court decision highlights it's vital to get incentives right and have strong governance systems
The recent Federal Court decision ACCC v Telstra [2021] FCA 502 highlights an emerging risk area for boards and senior management in the use of incentive-based remuneration and sales targets for consumer-facing businesses ...
Allens promotes 71 people to senior roles across legal and corporate services
'These appointments and promotions reflect our many practice areas, the wide range of client work throughout the firm, and the emerging and varied needs of clients across the business landscape,' ...
Round 5: Superannuation
Perhaps the biggest issue dealt with in the superannuation hearings is how various forms of conflicts create perverse incentives for trustees to not comply with their duties. ...
Thin cap: debt deduction creation regime
In this insight, we analyse the new debt deduction creation regime and discuss its potential implications. ...