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Allens advises on PPA for Intelligent Water Networks
In a novel move, IWN has coordinated the incorporation of Zero Emissions Water (ZEW) Limited, on behalf of 13 Victorian water corporations, to enter into a PPA to promote renewable energy generatio ...
Allens advises Rio Tinto on historic Channar Joint Venture
Allens has acted for Rio Tinto on its arrangement with Sinosteel Corporation to extend the historic Channar Joint Venture, one of the longest running and most successful examples of Chinese foreign ...
Sidestepping arbitration clauses - a potentially explosive business!
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has rejected a wide-ranging attack by a contracting party preferring litigation to arbitration on the operation of an arbitration clause Partner Andrew Maher reports ...
Queensland resource legislation is 'back to the future'
The Queensland Government is continuing its review of mineral and energy resource legislative reforms with proposed amendments currently before Parliament many of which undo earlier proposed reforms Partner Ben Zillmann Senior Associate Giselle Kilvert and Associate Andrea Moffatt consider the ...
'Axing the tax' - the end of the Australian carbon pricing scheme
Federal Parliament has passed legislation to repeal the carbon pricing scheme removing the nationwide impost on greenhouse gas emissions Partner Grant Anderson and Associate Albert Yu report ...
Predictive coding: the future of electronic document production?
A recent decision of the English High Court may pave the way for the use of predictive coding in large scale discovery and regulatory investigations in Australia Partners Nick Rudge and Duncan Travis Managing Associate Kate Austin and Associate Emily Giblin look at the benefits and risks of the new ...
Across Australia and to Paris - Recent developments in the nuclear fuel cycle
Partner Richard Malcolmson Senior Associate Emily Gerrard and Associate Emily Johnstone report on recent developments in the Australian nuclear fuel cycle debate including the recent shortlisting of potential sites by the Australian Government for a radioactive waste management facility the ...
Anti-bribery and corruption regulation developments in 2016
2016 looks to be a busy year for directors executives and legal and compliance teams who need to be aware of developments in Australian anti-bribery law and compliance practice Partner Rachel Nicolson Senior Associate Dora Banyasz and Lawyer Tom Bland report ...
COP21 and the Paris Agreement
Over the weekend in Paris two weeks of negotiations culminated in the adoption by all parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of a conference decision and Paris Agreement to address climate change The combined Paris Outcome commits parties to limit global temperature ...
LNG destination clauses under scrutiny by Japanese competition regulator
Part of the Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industrys strategy for LNG market development which aims to achieve stability in LNG supply and lower prices is to abolish or relax destination clauses with the view that this would lead to lower prices through increased reselling and arbitrage ...