The best lawyers need the best business partners. At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field. ...

Parental leave Our policies apply to all of our people regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or relationship status, including our market leading parental leave package which removes any distinction between primary and ...

Our commitment to reconciliation Our First Nations Engagement Plan provides a framework for Allens to support national reconciliation. Allens acknowledges both a responsibility to contribute to reconciliation, and the importance of ...

As a lawyer contracting for the past six years, Florence knows the ins and outs of working this way, but she had never used Allens Adapt until she came across it via LinkedIn. From that moment, everything seamlessly fell into place. ...

Australia's merger regime is set for a major overhaul, with reforms coming into effect for deals closing or completing on or after 1 January 2026, impacting transaction timelines from mid-2025. These changes will introduce a single mandatory and suspensory administrative process, replacing the current framework. ...

United Nations Global Compact Allens was a foundation signatory to the United Nations Global Compact in 2001, and our continuing goal is to promote and uphold the Compact's 10 principles including those relating to human rights, labour ...

A snapshot of key market risks cutting across sectors and the practical steps businesses should be taking now. Explore key considerations and immediate actions to strengthen resilience. A snapshot of key considerations emerging by sector ...

Are there implications over a year on? Yes. The broader lessons on culture are becoming clearer, and we have seen an increasing trend towards its regulatory supervision, particularly with APRA regulated entities. In February 2019, the 4th ...

Preparing your business to respond Although dealing with regulators will never be an exact science, there are steps you can take now to navigate this new regulatory enforcement landscape. We have been assisting clients with: preparing a ...

The response to the Final Report The Government's initial response to support the Recommendations was met with intense dissatisfaction and criticism from the mortgage broking industry. Industry groups argued that banning trail commissions ...