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Vale restitution? The High Court clarifies remedies available to construction contractors following termination for repudiation
In a welcome decision for principals engaging contractors for construction work, the High Court has substantially limited the availability of the restitutionary remedy of a quantum meruit where a contractor elects to terminate a contract as a consequence of repudiation. ...
Australia's Modern Slavery Act – one year on
Australia's modern slavery reporting regime was introduced one year ago, and 2020 will see the first set of modern slavery statements published by reporting entities. ...
NSW looks to hold builders and designers liable to current – and future – property owners for defective works
Legislation focusing on imposing new obligations on design consultants and builders was recently introduced to the NSW Parliament. Importantly, the Design and Building Practitioners Bill creates a statutory duty of care owed by builders, and others, for economic loss for defects in construction serv ...
Allens advises on Villa World's acquisition by AVID
Shareholders will receive total cash consideration of $2.345 per share under the approved Scheme, which represents a 5.2% increase from AVID's initial proposal of $2.23 per share in March 2019 and ...
Allens advises on Australia's second waste-to-energy facility
Allens advised Acciona Concesiones S.L ( ACCIONA ) on its investment in the project which is part of the consortium of equity investors, including John Laing and Hitachi Zosen INOVA. A separate tea ...
Allens acts for GIC on student accommodation purchase
Allens has acted for Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC on the establishment of its joint venture with Macquarie for the purchase of an interest in specialist student accommodation developer ...
Allens advises Charter Hall on Elizabeth Street acquisition
Allens has advised Charter Hall Group on the acquisition of a commercial office building at 231 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. Acquired through Charter Hall's $3.85 billion wholesale Prime Office Fund ...
Allens advises Queensland Government on major solar project
Allens has advised the Queensland Government (Economic Development Queensland) on the lease of up to 1250 hectares of underutilised state-owned land for one of Australia's largest solar development ...
Allens tops project finance transaction value for 2017
Allens has topped the Inframation Deals Project Finance League Table for deal value in Australia and New Zealand in 2017. The firm advised on transactions with a combined value of over $29.5 billio ...
Allens wins at Australasian Law Awards
Allens has been recognised as the Australian Deal Team of the Year at the Australasian Law Awards held in Sydney last night. It is Allens' second consecutive win in this category. Three major ...