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Leave it out: dismissing worker diagnosed with cancer constitutes adverse action
Insight 06 Aug 2021

The Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Court) has decided that a diamond retailer contravened the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Fair Work Act) by dismissing an employee diagnosed with cancer after she proposed to exercise her workplace rights to take annual and personal leave to recover from surgery. ...

Allens advises LOGOS consortium on $1.67bn logistics acquisition
News 05 Jul 2021

Moorebank Logistics Park is Australia's largest freight infrastructure project and will link Port Botany direct to rail terminals and warehousing on a 243-hectare site, greater than the size of the ...

'Your Future, Your Super' exposure draft regulations – what they mean for the super industry
Insight 27 May 2021

We have outlined the exposure draft regulations and our take on the implications for the super industry if they are made as proposed. ...

Allens advises Bluestone and Cerberus on $2bn fintech funding deal
News 11 May 2021

Allens has advised Bluestone Mortgages and Cerberus Capital Management L.P. on a funding partnership to provide up to $2 billion of whole-loan funding to Athena Home Loans over the next three years. ...

Class action risk: interim update
Insight 04 Aug 2023

Class action filings in 2023 are on pace to significantly outstrip the number of claims filed last year, reverting to the trend of elevated filings seen over recent record setting years. ...

Immediate reforms recommended by Final EPBC Act Review Report
Insight 09 Feb 2021

The Final Report of the of the once-in-a-decade review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) has identified new, legally enforceable National Environmental Standards, independent oversight and enforcement, and indigenous engagement as key actions ...

Design and Distribution Obligations
Insight 13 Dec 2020

Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) regime is one of the biggest things for the financial services industry in 2020, affecting almost every part of the industry. ...

Small business restructuring reforms
Insight 21 Dec 2020

The Federal Government's insolvency reform package relating to small business provides for a debt restructuring process intended to give eligible small businesses the flexibility to restructure debts while the directors remain in control of the business, and for a new simplified liquidation process for small business. ...

The Ripple effect: unintended consequences of poor international trade mark awareness
Insight 29 Oct 2020

The Federal Court of Australia has granted an interlocutory injunction preventing Ripple from advertising in Australia under 'PayID' branding until the determination of its ongoing dispute with NPP Australia Limited. It reinforces the need to ensure your trade marks are not being infringed by international businesses advertising or offering online services to Australian customers under deceptively similar branding. ...

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