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Take Two: anti-bribery reforms revived and long-awaited draft regulatory guidance released
Insight 04 Dec 2019

The Australian Government has tabled the Crimes Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019 (the 2019 Bill) in the Senate, and the Attorney-General's Department has released Draft Guidance on the steps a body corporate can take to prevent an associate from bribing foreign public officials for public consultation (the Draft Guidance). Like the 2017 version of the Bill that lapsed earlier this year (the 2017 Bill), if passed, the 2019 Bill will strengthen Australia's foreign bribery laws, including by introducing a new corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery by an associate, and will introduce a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) scheme for resolving serious corporate criminal matters. Partner Rachel Nicolson, Senior Associate Andrew Wilcock and Associate Lewis Winter report on the key differences between the 2017 and 2019 Bills, and the content of the Draft Guidance. ...

Allens advises CBA on $1.25bn Hybrid Issue
News 15 Nov 2018

Allens is advising Commonwealth Bank of Australia ( CBA ) on its offer of CommBank PERLS XI Capital Notes, originally announced on 1 November 2018 to raise approximately A$750 million (or more or ...

Allens' clean sweep of banking and finance league tables
News 01 Aug 2019

Securing the number one ranking (1H2019) for syndicated loans across: Bloomberg's APAC (ex-Japan) Loans: Legal Adviser - Borrower, by volume and deal count league table; Debtwire's Asia Pacific ...

Allens advises InfraRed Capital on Curtin University's campus vision
News 12 Jun 2019

Procurement for Stage One began in 2016 and is a cornerstone in the delivery of Curtin University's new Exchange precinct, a transformative hub that delivers genuine mixed-use development to serve ...

Allens advises Mirvac on $750m equity raising
News 05 Jun 2019

The equity raised will allow Mirvac to deliver value accretive office, industrial, residential and mixed-use projects, repay debt and replenish funding for its existing development pipeline. The ...

Corporate culture an increasing legal and reputational risk
News 07 May 2019

Significantly, the report's findings move beyond broad recommendations, identifying the key factors singled out by the law and regulators as drivers of corporate culture and naming general counsel, ...

Allens advises on record-breaking commercial property sale
News 12 Jun 2019

The sale is the largest amount ever paid in Australia for an office asset outside of the CBDs. The Zenith is comprised of two 21-storey office towers and has a net lettable area of about 44,400 ...

Allens advises on Sydney Airport's market-leading sustainability linked loan
News 23 May 2019

The A$1.4 billion loan is sustainability linked, incentivising Environment, Social and Governance ( ESG ) outcomes by Sydney Airport group members by reference to an independently assessed ...

Allens acts for Charter Hall on Folkestone acquisition
News 24 Aug 2018

      Allens has advised Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall) on its proposed acquisition of Folkestone Limited (Folkestone). The acquisition, structured as a scheme of arrangement, is valued at $205 ...

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