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. ...

Small-scale and smart: Casey Hospital The Casey Hospital expansion cost less than a quarter of a new hospital and delivered all required infrastructure A strong performance all around. Allens was firmly 'in the tent' rather than providing ...

Stories Introducing Airlie - our own GPT We were recently joined by Linklaters partners (and Allens alumni) Ross Schloeffel and Nicole Meyer. They spent a jam-packed week visiting clients and colleagues in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, ...

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

I didn't necessarily think I'd end up practising law - I was probably always more enamoured by business - but M&A has turned out to be the perfect fit. I remember my first interview at Allens well. The partners who interviewed me, with ...

The energy transition is moving from ambition to delivery. For clients, that means aligning capital, approvals, project execution, supply chains, infrastructure and risk management in ways that can withstand commercial, regulatory and community scrutiny ...

Digital transformation is changing how organisations operate, compete and manage risk. AI, data, cyber resilience, technology infrastructure and emerging regulation are opening up opportunities for growth—while creating new exposures ...

There is a growing appetite for litigation and regulatory enforcement in the insurance industry. In the wake of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Financial Services ...

One of the most significant developments in the loan markets over the past year or so has been the rapid increase in the use of green and sustainable financing products. These include sustainability-linked loans, green loans, social loans ...

Assisting boards, senior executives, in-house counsel, sustainability teams, and risk and compliance leaders to act as strategic partners within their organisations as they shape their ESG agenda. ...