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Transitioning towards a renewable future
Achieving the target of net zero remains at the forefront for the energy industry. As we increase investment in renewables and look for ways to improve efficiencies, new challenges emerge. Helpfully, there are a range of mitigation and management strategies that can be put in place to reduce risk and smooth the transition. In this Insight we outline some of those practical steps, including ones specifically geared towards managing or avoiding potential disputes during the development stages of a project. ...
Allens handbook on takeovers in Australia
This handbook gives an overview of the rules that govern takeovers of, and acquisitions of voting securities in, Australian publicly listed companies and trusts. It includes how to undertake or respond to a takeover proposal for an Australian publicly listed company or trust and the legal issues which commonly arise in Australian takeover transactions. ...
Allens advises NAIF on landmark pumped hydro project
Allens has advised Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) on the financing of Genex Power Ltd's Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro project, Australia's first pumped hydro plant in 37 years and the first in the world to use abandoned gold mine pits. ...
In Touch: Rod Sims marks 10th anniversary of the CCA; Full Federal Court clarifies the law on unconscionable conduct; Federal Court affirms $125m penalty against Volkswagen; and other developments
Rod Sims marks 10th anniversary of the CCA; Full Federal Court clarifies the law on unconscionable conduct; Federal Court affirms $125m penalty against Volkswagen; and other developments ...
Less than one year before the new foreign financial services providers regime begins
The key changes to the existing foreign financial services regime are the repeal of 'Sufficient Equivalence Relief' and 'Limited Connection Relief'. It's time for FFSPs to think about what your options are and what actions need to be taken to be ready for the new regime. ...
Another decision on adverse costs orders in employment class actions: should you expect a 'chilling effect' on employment class action risk?
Duck v Airservices Australia (No 3) is the latest in a series of cases that have grappled with the intersection of employment class actions, litigation funders and the traditionally 'no costs' jurisdiction of the Fair Work Act. We examine the decision and its potential impacts on employment class action risk. ...
What does the new Decommissioning Bill mean for you?
The Australian Government has released an exposure draft of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021. In particular, the Bill proposes that the Titles Administrator will have approval rights in relation to changes of control of titleholders (defined by reference to a 20% rather than 50% ownership benchmark), introduces trailing liability for prior titleholders in respect of decommissioning, and enhances the assessment criteria for entities applying to operate, or increase their activities, in offshore oil and gas. ...
Proposed Design and Place SEPP – creating further complexity in our planning system?
The Explanation of Intended Effect for the proposed Design and Place SEPP, presently on public exhibition, signals major change to the assessment requirements for all development in NSW. Improving design outcomes in the built environment is important, but will the proposed SEPP be the right vehicle to achieve this objective, or will it add another layer to an already complex planning system? ...
Allens advises on US$2.5 billion LNG infrastructure investment
The deal sees GIP acquire an effective 26.25 per cent interest in the common facilities, which include LNG storage tanks, jetties and operations infrastructure servicing Queensland Curtis LNG's ...