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Australia's second shareholder class action judgment
In the wake of Crowley v Worley Limited, Australia's first two shareholder class action judgments highlight the significant risk that applicants, and the litigation funders that support them, take when pursuing such claims to trial. Neither judgment sounded in any award of damages for shareholders. ...
Major NSW mining lease rehabilitation reforms for all mines
All new and existing all new and existing mining leases in NSW will be regulated by new standard rehabilitation conditions under proposed reforms by the NSW Resources Regulator (Mining Amendment (Standard Conditions of Mining Leases - Rehabilitation) Regulation 2020). ...
Allens calls for changes to Australia's infrastructure pipeline
The report, which draws on findings from the firm's second annual Infrastructure Leaders Survey , shows Australia's current infrastructure pipeline is out of step with what's required for long-term ...
Allens advises TransGrid on sustainable energy interconnector
The interconnector will provide a diversified supply path between Robertstown in South Australia, Wagga Wagga in New South Wales and Red Cliffs in Victoria, allowing for the connection of future ...
Allens tops syndicated loans rankings for Q3 2020
Having advised borrowers on approximately US$13.1 billion and lenders on approximately US$9.3 billion in syndicated loans in Australia, and borrowers on approximately US$13.4 billion in the Asia ...
Summary of proposed reforms to FIRB regime – Tranche 2 Regulations
On 18 September 2020 the Federal Government released exposure drafts of the 'Tranche 2 Regulations' to amend Australia's foreign investment laws. This follows the release on 31 July 2020 of the 'Tranc ...
The ALRC recommendations on criminal responsibility and transnational offending – a sign of things to come?
The ALRC Report contains a comprehensive review of federal criminal laws and how they apply to companies. It also indicates that federal criminal law may have a role to play in the regulation of human rights impacts arising in the context of international operations of Australian corporations. ...
Double-duty provisions to receive much needed guidance on what constitutes 'land development'
The Victorian SRO has released a draft revenue ruling in an effort to provide practical guidance as to what types of activities constitute 'land development'. Unfortunately, the Draft Ruling does not overcome the existing uncertainty in some common situations and arguably seeks to expand the types of activities that may be considered 'land development'. ...
Incident Response Map
This Incidence Response Map provides high-level guidance on responding to an 'incident', such as possible foreign bribery, serious fraud and other breaches of laws that can have significant financial, reputational and commercial implications. ...
National Electricity and Gas rules update: September 2020
In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of September, as well as take a closer look at the ESB's progress on its Post-2025 Market Design. ...