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UK Supreme Court counters High Court on penalties
The highest appellate court in the UK has affirmed and restated the penalty rule as it applies in the UK in a recent decision that directly addresses and counters the High Court of Australias approach to the rule in Andrews Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer Patrick Easton report ...
Clarification on the meaning of 'personal information'
The AAT has overturned the Grubb determination of the Commonwealth Privacy Commissioner and found that mobile network data from an individual's phone activity does not constitute 'personal information' under the Privacy Act ...
Superannuation and the Government's response to the FSI
The Governments response to the FSIs superannuation recommendations is as with much of the rest of the responses somewhat safe and as a result arguably disappointing As with the Inquirys recommendations it shifts from the sublime to the ridiculous ndash on the one hand it deals with the really ...
Fact sheet: Show me the money: Tax reforms to encourage investment in startups
The Ideas Boom has arrived with the Federal Governments National Innovation and Science Agenda Central to the new agenda are a raft of tax and regulatory measures designed to encourage greater investment in startups to help them both get off the ground and to survive the valley of death with greater ...
GST on offshore services and intangible supplies
GST is to be applied to the supply of services and other intangibles by non-residents to Australian consumers under legislation proposed to apply from 1 July 2017 This will include the supply of digital products and the supply of other services The liability for GST on such supplies made through an ...
Painting the full picture: certifiers and financiers in projects
A recent decision of the UK High Court provides valuable instructions to both financiers and consultants regarding their obligations in monitoring project developments Partners Nick Rudge view CV and David Donnelly view CV and Lawyer Patrick Easton report on the decision in Lloyds Bank plc v McBains ...
Allens advises on landmark solar farm portfolio financing
Allens renewables financing team, led by Partner and Head of Project Finance, Michael Ryan and Senior Associate Lisa Zhou, have advised Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Clean Energy Finance ...
Allens advises Bendigo and Adelaide Bank on offer of Convertible Preference Shares 3
Allens has advised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank on its A$225 million of Convertible Preference Shares 3 ( CPS3 ), following the issue of similar convertible preference shares ( CPS2 ) in late 2014. As ...
Allens helps steer Burson Group in auto parts acquisition
Allens has advised leading automotive aftermarket parts specialist Burson Group Limited in its $275 million acquisition of Metcash Automotive Holdings. Metcash Automotive Holdings, a subsidiary of ...
Allens advises on NAB's record-breaking A$5.5 billion entitlement offer
Allens has advised Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited, Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited and Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited as the joint lead managers and underwriters of ...