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This is Allens: Valeska Bloch
The recent Optus and Medibank cyber attacks have shaken corporate Australia in a way and at a scale that I don’t think we've seen since the GFC. But they have also spurred real action. Companies are overhauling their cyber incident ...
This is Allens: Jillian Button
The change in government this year signalled a real shift from soft law to hard law on climate issues. Changes to Australia's Safeguard Mechanism taking effect in July 2023 will start to ratchet down emissions in the industrial sector, and ...
This is Allens: Kate Axup
If there was one moment in 2022 of particular significance in Australia's energy transition, it was the Australian Energy Market Operator suspending the wholesale market in June. That was a big deal – it had never happened before in the ...
Defining issues
Stories Work to transition Australia's energy mix has to be done at a frenetic pace, starting now. Allens Energy Sector Lead Kate Axup reflects on the past year and the challenges and opportunities ahead. 2022 was the year private ...
Progress and purpose: supporting the First Peoples' Assembly
Progress and purpose: supporting the First Peoples' Assembly ...
Taking action to protect voting rights
Justice Action is an independent organisation that strives to give a voice to people who have been marginalised or excluded from the community. Its 'Just Us' newsletter gives people in prison and mental health systems in Australia and New ...
Taking climate action
1978 The firm supports WWF-Australia on its formation through pro bono legal work and fundraising. 1995 Allens provides pro bono legal support to Bush Heritage for the first time, a relationship that continues today. 2001 The firm becomes ...
Unlocking value with private capital
Private capital investors are accessing broader opportunities across a range of sectors, demonstrating an ability to spot trends ahead of the market. ...
Allens Adapt: Geoff Sanders' experience
Geoff, a partner specialising in superannuation, funds management and financial services law (which has been a hot spot for client demand in recent years), has been a supporter of the Adapt program since its early days, and regularly refers lawyers in his network to the program. ...
A step closer to restoring respect and dignity to young people at Banksia Hill
Banksia Hill is a youth detention centre south of Perth, the only such centre for offenders aged 10 to 17 years in Western Australia. Staff shortages have seen the centre operate rolling 'lockdowns', with some young people forced to spend ...