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An overhaul of the future act regime may be on the way
Fulfilling the Promise of Mabo: Reforming the Future Acts Regime in the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (the Final Report) was tabled in the Federal Parliament and published on 24 June 2026. Its recommend ...
High Court rejects longstanding ATO views on unpaid present entitlements
In a highly anticipated decision, the High Court has held that an unpaid present entitlement of a private company beneficiary to trust income is not a 'loan' that can be deemed to be a dividend the co ...
Vietnam bond investment guide
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of corporate bonds, and discusses some key legal and practical issues for foreign investors and domestic issuers on bond transactions in Vietnam. ...
ASIC v HCF Life: further guidance on unfair contract terms laws
The Full Federal Court has provided further guidance on unfair contract terms laws, including in relation to the assessment of whether a term creates a significant balance and whether the term is reas ...
The Cyber Brief: A minute to midnight: ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant on cyber risk and enforcement in the age of frontier AI
Valeska and co-host Kate Austin are joined by ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant, author of ASIC's open letter calling for urgent cyber uplift as frontier AI accelerates cyber threats. Simone shares wh ...
Queensland proposes a refresh of its environmental offsets framework
The Queensland Government is reviewing its environmental offsets framework, and consultation is now open on A fresh start for Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Framework (the Discussion Paper). ...
Automated decision-making transparency—what APP entities need to know about the APP 1 amendments
From 10 December, organisations will be required, under new Australian Privacy Principles (the APPs) 1.7–1.9, to include information about automated decision-making (ADM) in their privacy p ...
Mandatory climate-related financial reporting: lessons from the first wave and reform on the horizon
Although 'Group 1' reporters with a 30 June financial year end are yet to lodge their first mandatory sustainability reports, they can look to the experience of early Group 1 reporters for practical i ...
AFR AI Summit 2026
As a major sponsor of the AFR AI Summit 2026, Allens supported a timely discussion on AI moving from experimentation to delivering real, measurable business value. The summit explored how organis ...