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Allens wins at Australasian Law Awards
Allens enjoyed success at last night's Australian Law Awards, sweeping up awards for the firm's work on major Energy, Infrastructure and M&A deals – our work with the NSW Treasury on the 99-year ...
Allens advises winning bidder on rollingstock PPP project
Allens has advised the Bombardier-led consortium, comprising Bombardier Transportation Australia, John Laing, ITOCHU Corporation and Uberior, on its winning tender for the Queensland New Generation ...
Access regulation application sinks at the Newcastle shipping channel
The acting Federal Treasurer has made a determination under Australias national access regime to not declare access to the Newcastle shipping channel The decision is a reminder of the limits of the national access regime in challenging the pricing of infrastructure owners Partner John Hedge and ...
The new corporate collective investment vehicle: Wholesale application?
This Insight considers whether the new Corporate Collective Inestment Vehichle is likely to replace the unit trust as the vehicle of choice for wholesale (as opposed to retail) fund structures. ...
Mergers & Acquisitions: changes to Australia's foreign investment framework
The Australian Government has announced wide reaching changes to Australias foreign investment framework that will apply from 1 December 2015 Partner Wendy Rae reports on the potential impacts of the changes which include new fees stricter enforcement and penalties and increased scrutiny around ...
Insolvent contractors beware: principals can rely upon set-off rights when resisting claims
The Victorian Supreme Court has provided guidance on set-off rights in the context of insolvency particularly in relation to inconsistency between provisions of the Corporations Act and security of payment legislation Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer James Waters report ...
Multisource financing: Making multiple options work
In an environment where Australian issuers especially from the infrastructure sector are actively seeking diversified funding options two Allens Partners - James Darcy and Scott McCoy - discuss the key structuring considerations for issuers and sponsors wishing to establish debt platforms to access ...
Bill to establish Cross River Rail Delivery Authority
The Queensland Government introduced legislation to establish the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority an independent statutory body charged with delivering the Cross River Rail project and the wider economic developments along the projects corridor Partner Nicholas Ng Senior Associate Matt Thomas ...
Australia's foreign investment approval (FIRB) regime: what you need to know
Australias foreign investment approval regime is increasingly a major political issue that is often highlighted and discussed in the media Our foreign investment law experts have summarised the key information you need to know about Australias FIRB regime ...
Trends over the past year in the Australian projects and infrastructure sectors
A substantial pipeline of both private and public infrastructure projects has attracted a variety of local and offshore project finance providers wishing to gain exposure to returns from these attractive Australian investment opportunities Allens Partners Nick Adkins Scott McCoy and Rob Watt look at ...