Allens Partners Phillip Cornwell Michael Ryan and Ben Farnsworth were part of the global panel analysing the project finance market including key economies regional analysis and PPPs In Getting the Deal Throughs second annual issue focusing on the global project finance markets Phillip Michael and ...

Data breaches are disproportionately common in the health sector Whats more it is the only sector that has a higher rate of data breaches caused by internal factors such as employee carelessness or misbehaviour than by external threats Health sector data breaches are enabled it seems by the ...

In touch Competition law update is a regular publication by the Allens Competition Law group to keep you informed of the latest news and developments in this area ...

The Financial System Inquirys final report was blunt in its assessment of the current state of Australias super system noting that the superannuation system is not operationally efficient due to a lack of strong price-based competition The Inquirys concern with super fees and costs led to one of the ...

As many in the superannuation and managed investments industries are well aware there has been a number of significant changes to the manner in which indirect costs will need to be calculated and disclosed in PDSs that are on issue after 1 January 2016 While parts of the industry are continuing to ...

The final report of the Financial System Inquiry recommended that APRA-regulated superannuation trustees be required to offer a comprehensive income product for retirement This rather modest recommendation in the final report stands in stark contrast to the retirement phase policy options canvassed ...

The recent settlement of the Great Southern class action raises a number of interesting and important issues not only because the court took the unusual step of publishing its reasons for judgment after the settlement had been announced ...

New tax legislation has been introduced to Parliament that contains tax concessions for employees of small start-up companies who are granted employee shares and options Partner Sarah Bernhardt and Senior Associate Shaun Cartoon members of Allens Accelerate team report ...

Our Contract Law Update provides an overview of important contract law decisions by Australian appellate courts in the past 12 months and considers their significance for the development of Australian contract law ...

A recent Federal Court decision means 'fly-in fly-out' workers cannot claim tax deductions for the cost of transport to and from work. ...