The Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC) x Allens pro bono clinic was established in Sydney in April 2023 to increase ICLC's capacity to provide much-needed legal services to people experiencing vulnerability including those in the LGBTQIA+ ...

Journalism plays a crucial role in democratic societies by providing people with the information necessary to engage in the democratic process. However, the complexity of Australia's secrecy laws, which include 875 offences across ...

People incarcerated in Australia have little or no access to the internet, few news sources, and limited opportunities for self-expression. For the past two years, Allens has supported efforts to reduce the isolation of Australia’s ...

Covered in this webinar: notable recent enforcement decisions in the UK and likely hot topics for regulatory enforcement going forward; key areas of focus for supervisors at regulators; and the most significant areas of regulatory reform we can expect to see over the coming year. ...

Australia stands at a defining inflection point in the rise of data centres as critical national infrastructure. Backed by deep global capital and a surging domestic pipeline, yet held back not by demand, but by the growing challenge of delivering at scale. ...

Creating value through strategic carve-out transactions Carve-out transactions can be a pivotal moment in an organisation's lifecycle, offering an opportunity to unlock value, focus on strategic priorities and drive growth. These ...

Covered in this webinar: Panel session one: Industry trends Our panellists will discuss developments and trends in the construction and infrastructure sector – with a particular focus on the energy transition. Panel session two: Legal developments Following session one, Allens will facilitate a panel of our construction law specialists, who will discuss the key legal developments over the last 12 months, and how they may impact the industry into the future. ...

Covered in this webinar: what has changed since previous efforts to introduce federal US privacy laws; what the proposal covers and what's missing; how might it impact Australian organisations; how does it compare to current Australian privacy law reform proposals; and what's next for the draft legislation. ...

In this webinar, we address the current indicators and drivers of class action risk, with a particular focus on how risk has changed during 2023 and how it can affect you and your organisation in 2024. ...

Today, more than at any other time, corporations need social legitimacy to operate. The three pillars of ESG – Environmental, Social & Governance – require companies to exercise greater scrutiny and to conduct their businesses sustainably and responsibly. ESG aspirations (and compliance to these) are an increasingly important metric for investors and a broad range of stakeholders whose expectations continue to increase. ...