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NSW Budget 2015-16
A significant suite of infrastructure projects across transport public housing health and prisons as well as new bodies to facilitate their delivery have been announced in the NSW Budget Partner Leighton OBrien and Associate Dennis Smith report ...
The Inverted Bid Model - five key questions in solving it
Industry Super Australias proposed Inverted Bid Model has generated a lot of interest and discussion At a recent industry symposium participants were invited to explore the model with a view to further refining it for application in the Australian infrastructure market Partner David Donnelly poses ...
Getting the deal through - Australia PPP chapter
Partners Leighton OBrien and Nicholas Ng provide an overview on public-private partnerships PPPs in Australia examining the general PPP framework trends in the industry the procurement process operation and maintenance default and termination and financing ...
The hotel window closes - no vulnerability where a contract exists
The High Court recently overturned a NSW Court of Appeal decision that stated a building contractor owed a duty of care for pure economic loss for defective work to a successor in title to the developer of commercial premises. ...
Allens advises consortium on $9.05bn acquisition of Asciano
Allens is pleased to have advised a consortium consisting of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (GIP), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), CIC Capital Corporation (CIC Capital), GIC Private Limited (GIC) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) on the acquisition of Asciano. ...
Allens acts for CKI on APA takeover
Allens has advised a consortium led by CK Infrastructure (CKI) on a proposed A$13 billion acquisition of listed Australian energy infrastructure business, APA. The deal has been structured by way o ...
Allens advises WestConnex Delivery Authority on $2.7 billion contract
Allens has advised the WestConnex Delivery Authority on the awarding of the $2.7 billion design and construction contract for the M4 East Motorway to Leighton Contractors, Samsung and John Holland. ...
UK Supreme Court counters High Court on penalties
The highest appellate court in the UK has affirmed and restated the penalty rule as it applies in the UK in a recent decision that directly addresses and counters the High Court of Australias approach to the rule in Andrews Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer Patrick Easton report ...
Allens insights: Opportunities in infrastructure - 2015
The World Bank has released its Benchmarking Public Procurement 2016 report which provides comparable data on regulatory environments that affect the ability of private companies to do business with governments in 77 economies Allens Partner Leighton OBrien and Linklaters Counsel Julia ...
WA State Budget - Government responds to economic conditions by significantly widening asset sales program
In its 2015 Budget handed down yesterday the WA Government confirmed the expansion of its asset sales program to manage the states debt In response to the first forecast budget deficit in WA in 15 years a significant new second tranche of assets has been added to the sales program Partners Andrew ...