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Media Archive:
In The Press - Articles
| 13 July 2008 |
| A NEET Solution! |
| Authors: Fiona Melville |
NSW sneaks in state based carbon trading scheme whilst feds blow hot and cold
With no fanfare or press coverage, a new carbon trading scheme for NSW from 1 January 2009 was disclosed during the last 10 days.
Called the NSW Energy Efficiency Trading Scheme (NEET), Johnson Winter & Slattery Partner Fiona Melville discusses its objectives and key points in this update.
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In The Press - Media Releases
| 03 August 2008 |
| New tax partner joins JWS |
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Rod Cox has joined Johnson Winter & Slattery as a Partner (Taxation).
Rod has over 20 years experience advising on both tax and corporate matters. His experience includes structuring investments into and out of Australia, consolidated groups, corporate group re-organisations, structured acquisitions and capital raisings, and capital gains tax related issues.
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| 02 June 2008 |
| JWS advises Strandbags in successful defence |
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Johnson Winter & Slattery Partner Christine Ecob has acted as the principal solicitor representing The Strandbags Group in Colorado Group Ltd & Anor v Strandbags Group Pty Ltd.
On Friday 23 May 2008 the High Court (comprised of Justices Kirby, Hayne and Cerennan) unanimously rejected an application by Colorado Group Limited for special leave to appeal against the decision of the Full Federal Court in Colorado Group Limited & Anor v Strandbags Group Pty Limited.
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| 25 May 2008 |
| NSW Government sell off by IPO |
| Authors: Fiona Melville |
| The NSW Government's recently introduced Electricity Industry Restructuring Bill restricts the electricity privatisation process to trade sales of retailers and IPO for generators with no bundling of the retail and generation businesses. |
| 17 March 2008 |
| JWS awarded two BRW Client Choice Awards 2008 |
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| Johnson Winter & Slattery has been named Best Australian Law Firm (revenue of $20m - $100m) and Best South Australian Professional Services Firm at the BRW Client Choice Awards announced on 12 March 2008 in Sydney. |
| 21 February 2008 |
| JWS expands into Perth |
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| Johnson Winter & Slattery is expanding its operations with the opening of an office in Perth in late February following the recruitment of leading Perth lawyers. Mick Dulaney and Peter Smith from Freehills. The focus of the firm's move into Perth will be on corporate transactions and resource projects. |
| 14 December 2007 |
| JWS act on lighting acquisition |
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| Johnson Winter & Slattery acted as legal adviser to Gerard Lighting Pty Ltd on its $100 million takeover bid for lamp and lighting systems distributor Lighting Corporation Ltd (LCL). |
| 19 November 2007 |
| JWS advise BAA on A$775m sale of Australian assets |
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| Johnson Winter & Slattery has acted as the principal legal adviser to BAA on the A$775m sale of its wholly owned subsidiary which holds the group's interests in six Australian airports. BAA is Britain's largest airport operator and is the owner of Heathrow and Gatwick airports. BAA also owns airport management and retail contracts in the US. |
| 12 October 2007 |
| JWS advises on Australian professional golf merger |
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| The PGA OF AUSTRALIA and the PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA announced in July they had signed a formal agreement to amalgamate and create a single governing body to promote, grow and lead Australian professional golf into the future. This agreement, unanimously endorsed by the Boards of both companies, was the first step in the amalgamation process and heralded a new era for golf in Australia. JWS is representing both organisations in relation to this merger by way of a Scheme of Arrangement. |
| 14 September 2007 |
| JWS appoints employment Partner |
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| Ruveni Kelleher is the latest senior appointment to the Johnson Winter & Slattery stable. Formerly Special Counsel with Minter Ellison in Sydney, Ruveni joins JWS as Partner specialising in employment and industrial law. |
| 05 September 2007 |
| JWS will not go softly on a healthy deal (68 Kb PDF) |
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Johnson Winter & Slattery is acting for Allco Equity Partners Limited (ASX listed) on its equity and debt financing of IBA Health Limited (ASX listed), who is making a bid to acquire iSOFT Group plc (UK listed).
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| 22 May 2007 |
| JWS Wins M&A Deal of the Year |
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| Johnson Winter & Slattery (JWS) is delighted to announce that it has won the 'M&A Deal of the Year' at the recent Australasian Law Awards held in Sydney. |
| 14 April 2007 |
| JWS advises AGL on Chicago Climate Exchange |
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| From Al Gore's award-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, to Prime Minister John Howard's recent shift from 'sceptic' to 'realist,' the impact of greenhouse gas and carbon emissions on our environment has become a strategic matter for businesses and individuals in both the private and public sector. |
| 04 April 2007 |
| JWS advises Origin on carbon reduction scheme |
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| JWS advised Origin in establishing its carbon reduction scheme, which has been designed to allow companies and their customers to reduce their environmental footprint. |
| 05 January 2007 |
| JWS in Thompson Financial's league table |
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Johnson Winter & Slattery has, once again, established itself as a 'firm to watch' after it ranked 7th out of Australian firms in Thompson Financials' 2006 "announced" deals league table.
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| 15 December 2006 |
| JWS act in proposed Qantas takeover |
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| Johnson Winter & Slattery act for Allco Equity Partners Limited and Allco Finance Group Limited in proposed Qantas takeover. |
| 01 November 2006 |
| Leading litigators join JWS |
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| Johnson Winter & Slattery is delighted to announce that leading litigators Mark O'Brien, Paul Reidy and Kate Fitzgerald have joined our firm as partners today. |
| 09 October 2006 |
| Johnson Winter & Slattery acting for Santos |
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| Johnson Winter & Slattery is acting for Santos Limited on its $606 million takeover bid (by its wholly-owned subsidiary Santos CSG Pty Ltd) for Queensland Gas Company Limited. |
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