With the end of the transitional period under the personal property securities legislation fast approaching those entities that rely upon having interests in property held by others must act now to ensure those interests are properly registered even where they are transitional so there is no loss of ...

Major changes to the merits review regime applying to regulated revenue and price determinations that the Australian Energy Regulator makes for electricity and gas networks have now come into operation Partner Grant Anderson reports ...

In a move intended to add value for Indonesia by requiring that the processing and refining of mineral commodities be conducted there the Government has issued new regulations implementing in-country processing requirements for mineral commodities excluding coal including a ban on the export of ...

The Indonesian insurance market has attracted significant interest from international investors in recent years both in terms of its MA and bancassurance opportunities While still a relatively small market by overall size it is forecast to grow rapidly driven by an expanding middle class and current ...

At the recent APEC conference in Bali the finance ministers of Australia New Zealand Singapore and South Korea signed a formal Statement of Intent on the establishment of the Asia Region Funds Passport which will allow fund managers based in participating countries to market and sell certain managed ...

Allens, in conjunction with Bellanhouse Legal, has acted for Australian wave energy technology developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited in the company's signing of a $20 million loan facility with th ...

Allens has advised Sydney Trains on a series of deals, worth $100 million over five years, to grant the rights to sell and install advertisements throughout train stations and on train carriages ...

Allens has advised Vocus Communications Limited on its $807 million acquisition of Nextgen Networks and two development projects, North West Cable System ( NWCS ) and Australia Singapore Cable ( AS ...

Allens has advised the Tianqi Group, China's largest producer of lithium-based chemicals, on its US$1 billion lithium joint venture with Rockwood which closed today. Allens advised Tianqi Group on ...

13 August 2013 Allens has advised Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd ( VHA ) on its pre-leasing commitments for its new national customer care centre based in Hobart, Tasmania. In December this ...