The Australian Government has announced that from 1 March 2015 acquisitions of agricultural land worth more than A15 million and any additional acquisitions over and above that amount will require government approval It will also establish a foreign ownership register of agricultural land ...

After almost 10 years of negotiations between the nations on 17 November 2014 Prime Minister Abbott and President Xi announced the conclusion of negotiations on the China Australia Free Trade Agreement ChAFTA Once implemented the ChAFTA is expected to significantly reduce import barriers for ...

Following a period of industry consultation the Federal Government has introduced updated legislation that will introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme The new Bill will amend the Privacy Act 1988 Cth when it comes into force and will apply to all Australian companies currently subject ...

This week the UK will vote on whether it wants to remain part of the EU This decision could have global economic impacts and affect your business For instance how will it impact on free trade agreements with Europe and the rest of the world the pace of deals in the UK and the UK regulatory ...

Authored by a multidisciplinary team from Allens Blockchain Reaction is designed to assist business stakeholders decision makers and in-house counsel across a variety of sectors to understand the technology and how it is being used as well as navigate the regulatory and legal opportunities and ...

Corporate mergers and acquisitions commonly involve changes to entities that comprise a corporate group the holding of property within that group and the ultimate beneficial ownership of that group Even if those changes occur entirely outside Australia Australian landholder duty may be payable and ...

The Federal Government has taken the first step in fulfilling its promise to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme Under an exposure draft of the proposed legislation companies will be required to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commission and affected individuals of ...

Allens has advised EBOS Group Limited on the proposed purchase of HPS, Australia's largest provider of outsourced pharmacy services. The acquisition of HPS - from Blue Sky Private Equity and a numb ...

Allens has been named Best Financial Law Firm Australia 2016 by FinanceAsia at its annual awards. Managing Partner, Richard Spurio said he was delighted to have the firm's work on market-leading ...

Allens' market-leading M&A team was last night recognised, winning the coveted Australian deal team of the year award at the Australasian Law Awards held in Sydney. The corporate team was also ...