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Directions 2026

Your essential guide to what’s top of mind for Australian directors and senior business leaders.

10 September 2026

Publication

Formwork: Edition 1

The inaugural edition of Formwork brings together our observations across real estate disputes and shares practical insights into the legal issues affecting the sector.

25 August 2026

Publication

The Review: Class Actions in Australia 2025/2026

Our annual analysis of the key developments in Australian class actions and the issues expected to shape the year ahead.

20 August 2026

Latest Thinking

Insight
Death benefit distribution has long presented superannuation trustees with a dilemma. SIS binding death benefit nominations[1] (SIS BDBNs) are hard to make, prone to lapsing without being confirmed or remade and there can be unfairness with the death benefit distribution when the member’s personal circumstance change before their death. The death benefit distribution being at the discretion of the trustee can take longer and be more costly to administer.

16 September 2026

Insight
On 11 September 2026, the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECMC), excluding Queensland, agreed to release for public consultation a draft regulatory package implementing the core recommendations of the independent review of the NEM wholesale market settings (the Nelson Review). The package comprises amendments to the National Electricity Law, detailed in a Bill (Bill) and amendments to the National Electricity Rules, along with an accompanying consultation paper.

15 September 2026

Insight
As AI accelerates data centre growth, policymakers face the complex challenge of balancing emerging power demands with the broader energy transition.

14 September 2026

Latest News

Deals

Mallesons advises Ausgrid shareholders on multibillion dollar sale of PLUS ES to DigitalBridge

Mallesons has advised consortium entities ultimately owned by Electricity Retained Interest Corporation – Ausgrid and / or funds managed by IFM Investors, APG and AustralianSuper, on the multibillion dollar sale of the contestable metering business of PLUS ES to funds managed by DigitalBridge.

10 September 2026

Firm News

Mallesons strengthens market-leading tax practice with appointment of indirect tax partner Sarah Shaw

Australia’s top-tier independent law firm Mallesons has appointed tax partner Sarah Shaw to lead and grow our national indirect tax practice, further strengthening our market-leading tax practice.

07 September 2026

Deals

Mallesons advises on A$4.95 billion debt financing for acquisition of Qube

Mallesons has advised the mandated lead arrangers, underwriters and bookrunners, lenders and hedge providers on the A$4.95 billion debt financing to support the investment in Qube Holdings Limited by a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM).

07 September 2026

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