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Court accepts market-based causation
Insight 21 Apr 2016

Perhaps the most important unanswered question in Australian class action law has been how causation may be established in a shareholder class action After more than a decade of uncertainty the Supreme Court of NSW has ruled that shareholders can prove causation by establishing that the price of the ...

Court refuses to approve class action settlement
Insight 12 Apr 2016

In a recent Federal Court decision Justice Murphy refused to approve the settlement agreement between the parties to the Willmott class action finding that the terms of the settlement were not fair and reasonable ...

The ACCC will be watching you pass on the bucks
Insight 14 Apr 2016

The ACCC has been given powers to monitor and enforce compliance with new laws prohibiting merchants from charging excessive payment surcharges Partner Carolyn Oddie Associate Theodore Souris and Lawyer Emma Gorrie report ...

Significant High Court decision on settlement of regulatory proceedings
Insight 09 Dec 2015

The High Court today held that parties and regulators are permitted to put before the court an agreed position as to the value of a penalty reached as part of a settlement agreement Our Regulatory team reports ...

ASIC's take on forward-looking statements
Insight 04 Jul 2016

ASIC has recently raised concerns about forward-looking statements by Australian miners that are made on the basis of preliminary scoping or feasibility studies In a new Information Sheet it has suggested that without certainty as to project funding such statements could constitute misleading ...

Resolving and valuing disputed variation claims under BCIPA in Victoria
Insight 02 Jun 2016

The Victorian Court of Appeal has confirmed that a dispute resolution clause providing for mediation is insufficient to exclude variations claims from the statutory adjudication process under the Victorian Security of Payment regime The decision also confirms that when determining the value of a ...

Round 5: Superannuation
Issues 10 Feb 2019

Perhaps the biggest issue dealt with in the superannuation hearings is how various forms of conflicts create perverse incentives for trustees to not comply with their duties. ...

Propelling city growth: time to act
Insight 06 Jun 2018

Time to act on Australia's social infrastructure deficit: four steps to address the increasing shortfall ...

Allens advises on Programmed Maintenance Services' $600 million syndicated facility
News 18 Nov 2015

Allens has advised Programmed Maintenance Services Limited (PMSL) and its subsidiaries on the refinancing of debt funding in connection with the acquisition of the SKILLED Group by PMSL under a ...

Sealing the deal: Allens advises client on strategic acquisition
News 04 Sep 2015

Allens has advised German headquartered global technology company the Freudenberg Group on its acquisition of Australian company Ludowici Sealing Solutions. The acquisition will see Freudenberg tak ...

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