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Allens advises lenders to Mission Australia on Toowoomba social housing project
The lenders will provide financing as part of the project that is underpinned by support from the Queensland Government under its Securing Our Foundations Housing Plan. 'We are thrilled to have bee ...
Allens advises Stockland consortium on Australia's largest social housing project
Two Allens teams separately advised Stockland and the community housing providers on their successful bid to deliver the project. It is anticipated that once completed, the first development ...
Security of payment: preventing enforcement of adjudicated amounts to contractors in precarious financial positions
The Queensland Supreme Court has granted a stay preventing enforcement of a judgment debt obtained by a contractor in reliance upon an adjudication decision pursuant to the Building Industry Fairness ...
Recent developments in foreign investment (FIRB) regulation
The Federal Government's recent changes to foreign investment policies released on 14 March 2025 introduce significant modifications. In this Insight, we: examine the Government's latest foreign inve ...
Conexa and statutory severance: when a pipeline is 'land'
'Statutory severance' provisions have a significant impact on the application of tax laws to owners of built infrastructure. The New South Wales Court of Appeal's recent decision in Conexa Sydney Hold ...
Stamp duty complexities in Sale and Purchase Agreements: insights from Van Dairy
The recent Tasmanian case of Van Dairy suggests that an agreement to procure a sale of property might be liable to duty as an agreement for sale, even if the owner of the property is not a party to it. considered the status of a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) in the context of stamp duty. ...
Streamlining infrastructure between government and industry
Since releasing the NSW Government Action Plan: A Ten Point Commitment to the Construction SectorNSW Government Action Plan: A ten point commitment to the construction sector (the Ten Point Commitment) in 2018, the construction sector has undergone significant change. ...
World Bank compares public procurement globally
The World Bank has released its Benchmarking Public Procurement 2016 report which provides comparable data on regulatory environments that affect the ability of private companies to do business with governments in 77 countries Partner Leighton OBrien who contributed to the reports analysis of ...
Allens advises QIC on $900 million sale of Westpoint Shopping Centre
Australian property investor Haben and US investment manager Hines have partnered to acquire the shopping centre and neighbouring Kmart centre. At the time of opening in 1973, the complex was one o ...
Allens expands real estate team with appointment of Carrie Rogers as partner
Carrie’s appointment continues the strong growth of our Real Estate & Development team, enhancing our capabilities in advising on large-scale property developments, complex structuring, and ...