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Allens advises Aware Real Estate on $600m industrial estate acquisition
News 28 Aug 2024

The 99-hectare Austrak Business Park estate is Aware Real Estate's largest acquisition to date, and takes Aware's investment in the industrial area to approximately $1.7 billion. Located in Somerto ...

Allens advises Campus Living Villages on new student accommodation financing
News 28 Aug 2024

The new 11-storey facility, financed through a public-private partnership-style concession framework, is situated within Campus Living Village's existing Griffith University Village and will house ...

Your jointly proposed pecuniary penalty may not be appropriate
Insight 27 Apr 2021

The decision of the Full Federal Court in the appeal of Volkswagen v ACCC is an important reminder of the court's supervisory role in approving pecuniary penalties jointly proposed by parties to a proceeding. It also reinforces an identifiable increase in the value of pecuniary penalties sought and obtained by the Australian regulators in enforcement proceedings since 2015. ...

What happened in 2020 and what's on the horizon for 2021
Insight 14 Dec 2020

Year in Review 2020 and Year to Come 2021 summarises some of the major developments across Australia last year, and a selection of key changes that we anticipate over the coming year. There are links to further reading, where available. ...

Internal emails, multiple recipients and the question of privilege
Insight 08 Dec 2020

The recent decision of TEC Hedland Pty Ltd v The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd indicates that, for the purpose of assessing whether privilege can be claimed, multi-addressee emails will be considered as a number of separate communications between the sender and each recipient. ...

Arbitration agreements – don’t play chicken with imprecise drafting
Insight 25 May 2020

The decision in Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd v Hannigan [2020] NSWCA 82 found that a dispute was improperly referred to arbitration because the claim for unliquidated damages was not a dispute that fell within the scope of the arbitration agreement. This decision highlights the importance of precise drafting for all dispute resolution clauses. ...

Treasury Wine secures important court win in China to protect Penfolds brand
Insight 01 Sep 2022

A subsidiary of Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has succeeded in a claim against a trader operating in China (East Bright Sunshine) to protect the Penfolds brand. This will be a welcome result for brands looking to enforce their rights against infringers in China. Brand owners should consider their trade mark protection and enforcement strategies in China. ...

Spotting hurdles in the race to market Australian funds in Asia
Insight 05 Apr 2016

The introduction of the Asia Region Funds Passport ARFP has been in the works for some time The ARFP was one of the recommendations coming out of the 2009 Johnson Report and aims to provide a basis for cross-border marketing of managed funds in the Asia region While there has been a tendency to ...

Allens invests in digital skills with new learning program
News 19 Aug 2024

The Future Fluent Passport learning program is being rolled out to everyone across Allens to equip them with the skills and confidence to effectively apply emerging technologies, including AI. The ...

National Electricity and Gas rules update: July 2024
Insight 19 Aug 2024

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of June, as well as take a closer look at the AEMC's review into the arrangements for failed retailers' electricity and gas contracts. ...

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