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Consumer law reform: consumer protections gain momentum with latest announcements
The Federal Government has signalled its commitment to advancing major consumer law reforms with three key announcements this week that included proposals to strengthen consumer guarantees, ban unfair trading practices and introduce artificial intelligence (AI) specific protections ...
WA Supreme Court provides further guidance on challenging adjudication determinations made under the Construction Contracts Act
The WASC has provided additional guidance on the types of errors that can lead to an adjudicators determination being quashed by the court ...
Allens advises lenders on reaching financial close for BCI Minerals' $981m Mardie Project financing
The syndicate of lenders includes Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, Export Finance Australia, Export Development Canada, Westpac Banking Corporation, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of ...
Allens advises Multiplex on a big year of city-shaping projects
The Parkville Precinct Redevelopment is an important step in the staged redevelopment of the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Royal Women's Hospital. The redevelopment adds to a run of city-shaping ...
Allens advises Spark Infrastructure on $1.8 billion refinancing
The refinancing brings in funds from a large syndicate of investment banks, commercial banks, and private credit funds throughout the Asia-Pacific region. 'We are pleased to have advised the ...
Allens advises TPG Telecom on $5.25bn sale of fibre network and Enterprise, Government and Wholesale fixed line business to Vocus
The sale will include all of TPG Telecom's fibre and fixed line network infrastructure, its EGW fixed line business, its PPC-1 international submarine cable system and its wholesale broadband ...
Allens advises Rio Tinto on US$6.7 billion Arcadium Lithium acquisition
The acquisition will see Rio Tinto incorporate Arcadium's lithium operations, making the company a global leader in energy transition commodities, including aluminium, copper, high-grade iron ore a ...
Swiss claims and skinny labels: Full Federal Court considers infringement
An enlarged bench of the Full Federal Court has considered the principles applying to infringement of Swiss-style claims, with the decision potentially limiting the application of Swiss-style claims in the context of so-called second medical use patents, where the allegedly infringing products are ʽskinny-labelled’. ...
Merger reform legislation: complex process risks capturing more transactions than intended
Yesterday, the Federal Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 (the Bill) to the Parliament, marking a significant shift in Australia's merger reg ...