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High Court affirms governments' power to pass 'draconian' seizure laws
Insight 10 Jun 2014

The High Court recently handed down its decision in Attorney-General NT v Emmerson Partner Peter ODonahoo Senior Associate Tim Maxwell and Lawyer Simone Kaser review the decision with respect to the courts analysis of the limits on Commonwealth and Territory legislative power under the doctrine of ...

Report: securing the missing benefits of Australia's infrastructure boom
Insight 04 Aug 2019

The scale of Australia's infrastructure boom is unprecedented: never before has the country sought to deliver so many complex infrastructure projects in such a short space of time. ...

Propelling city growth: securing the missing benefits of Australia's infrastructure boom
Insight 04 Aug 2019

Australia has a large infrastructure deficit and subsequently, is trying to deliver an unprecedented number of complex projects. ...

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 ...

New infrastructure charges, environmental offsets and regional planning regimes commence in Queensland
Insight 17 Jul 2014

New frameworks for infrastructure planning and charging environmental offsets and regulating activities in areas of regional interest have now commenced in Queensland Special Counsel Rosanne Meurling Senior Associate Michael Zissis and Associate Julieane Bull report on how the reforms may affect ...

The Financial System Inquiry - matchmaking superannuation and infrastructure investment?
Insight 08 Jul 2014

The vast pool of capital held in Australian superannuation funds now approximately A18 trillion has long been touted as a natural solution to Australias infrastructure funding deficit With the stable long-term cash flows characteristic of infrastructure assets providing a natural fit to the ...

Queensland Government proposes land access reforms
Insight 15 Apr 2014

The Queensland Government has released a discussion paper setting out proposed reforms to the States land access regime for public and private land The paper closely follows other discussion papers released recently in respect of proposed reforms to restricted land and the process for notifying and ...

Strata title reform in NSW - potential impact on developers
Insight 07 Mar 2014

The NSW Governments proposed reforms to strata title laws may impose greater obligations and costs on developers that could be passed on to buyers adding pressure to property prices The NSW Governments view however is that these impacts will be offset by a reduction in disputes Partner Nicholas ...

Work Health & Safety
Insight 23 Apr 2014

This Insight examines the latest developments in Workplace Health and Safety laws ...

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