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Allens triumphs in project finance league tables and awards
For project finance deals, Allens was ranked top legal advisor in Australia and New Zealand, for both deal value and volume, in Inframation's league tables. For the second year running, the firm ...
Allens advises syndicate of lenders to gold miner Resolute on US$300m debt refinancing
The facility will be used to repay the US$63 million secured project loan facility from Taurus Funds Management Limited, which funded the initial construction of the Mako Gold Mine in Senegal and ...
Allens advises Wesfarmers on ESG-incentivised $400m loan
The debt facility is linked to Wesfarmers' progress on two internal Environmental and Social Governance ( ESG ) targets – to reduce carbon emissions in its chemical operations and ambitious targets ...
Conducting a consumer-facing business biggest indicator of class action risk
According to the report, more than 40% of the class actions filed in 2019 were filed on behalf of consumers. This result is a change from recent years in which being an ASX-listed company was the ...
Contract law update 2019
The ability to enter into, and enforce, contracts with governments is complicated by the principle that governments cannot fetter the future exercise of their discretionary powers (known as the 'fettering doctrine'). ...
No minimum period before casuals can expect 'regular and systematic' work
The Federal Court has decided that, from the commencement of her employment, a casual employee was engaged on a 'regular and systematic' basis and had a reasonable expectation of continued employment. ...
ASIC finalises new regulatory framework for foreign financial services providers
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has unveiled the much-anticipated new regulatory framework for foreign financial services providers that supply financial services to wholesale clients in Australia. foreign financial services providers ...
Amnesty for historical superannuation non-compliance
The newly introduced superannuation guarantee (SG) amnesty scheme provides a one-off amnesty to encourage employers to self-correct historical SG non-compliance. This is done by allowing employers to claim tax deductions for contributions made during the amnesty period, as well as waiving certain penalties and fees that may otherwise apply in relation to historical SG non-compliance. ...
First prosecution for breach of new Heavy Vehicle National Law chain of responsibility duties
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has commenced its first prosecution into duty holders under the new chain of responsibility (CoR) provisions of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), which has been adopted in all states and territories (other than Western Australian and the Northern Territory). ...
FWC considers unfair dismissal procedural requirements
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered a case be reheard after it was found that adequate consideration was not given at first instance to whether a dismissed employee had been notified of, and given an opportunity to respond to, a valid reason for his dismissal. ...