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First tranche of privacy reforms bring progress but no long-term clarity
The first tranche of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) — the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill)—will be law after it passed the Senate on 29 November 2024. Th ...
New cyber incident response obligations for Australian organisations
The Australian Government implemented a suite of reforms to strengthen cyber security laws in Australia through the following Bills: the Cyber Security Bill 2024 (the Cyber Security Bill); the Intell ...
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 ...
Federal Government releases Cyber Security Strategy
The Australian Government released its 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, outlining its vision of a cyber secure Australia, and how we will get there. ...
Preparing for voluntary standards and mandatory legislation: a deep dive into Australia's evolving AI regulatory landscape
Over the past few weeks, the Australian Government has published a series of standards, proposals and policies which foreshadow the principles likely to be adopted in mandatory AI legislation once introduced. ...
Ever-expanding jurisdiction: Clearview AI's appeal and extra-territorial application of the Privacy Act
A landmark ruling in Australia confirms that Clearview AI breached the Privacy Act despite lacking a physical presence or supplying products or services in the country, emphasising the extraterritorial reach of privacy laws and the consequences for companies. ...
Recent UK money laundering decision
In this Insight, we explain how this decision is relevant to Australian companies, in demonstrating how proceeds of crime laws may provide rightsholders and activists with an additional lever for seeking company engagement on tackling modern slavery (and, potentially, other human rights issues). ...
Allens advises Symphony Infrastructure Partners on $488m energy transition infrastructure financing
The Series-A financing sees Blackstone, the world's largest alternative investment manager, invest $300 million into the business, supported by a $188 million senior debt facility from Commonwealth ...
Allens advises on $1.1bn acquisition of ASX-listed MMA Offshore Limited
The deal sees Cyan Renewables acquire 100% of the MMA Offshore Group for $2.70 per share by way of scheme of arrangement. It marks the largest take-private deal in the offshore wind energy services ...
Class action risk: interim update 2024
In this interim report we provide a high-level overview of class action filings over the first half of the year and highlight several factors that are poised to shape the class action landscape moving forward. ...