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For all the latest and past news regarding what's happening at Arnold Bloch Leibler, or for articles written and published by the firm's lawyers, see the archival listing below. To access the full document, click on the title.
Click here to view news items from: 2012; 2011; 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005; 2004; 2003; and 2002.
| 2013 | |
| 31 May | Nine Entertainment restructure wins ‘Australian deal of the year’ and the ‘Insolvency and restructuring deal of the year’ at the 2013 ALB Australasian Law Awards Last night, Arnold Bloch Leibler was awarded the ‘Australian deal of the year’ and ‘Insolvency and restructuring deal of the year’ at the 2013 ALB Australasian Law Awards held at the Sydney Town Hall. (HTML format) |
| 29 May | Competition bulletin: Advertising and social media guidelines In light of recent reports of social media hoaxes and other external attacks landing Australian businesses in the public limelight, for all the wrong reasons, businesses should ensure that advertising and social media content is accurate and in no way misleading. The attached bulletin provides a set of brief guidelines for consideration when making decisions on advertising and social media. (PDF format 217Kb) |
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| 2012 | |
| 12 Oct | The wisdom and legacy of Sir Zelman Cowen – A personal reflection On Thursday 11 October, the firm’s senior partner Mark Leibler AC presented the oration, which was dedicated to Sir Zelman Cowen, at The University of Melbourne Law Review Annual Dinner. (PDF format 238Kb) |
| 19 Sep | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for investors in the $2 million biNu investment Recently, Arnold Bloch Leibler acted on behalf of SEEK co-founder, Paul Bassat, and other private Australian investors in relation to the $2 million investment in biNu – the mobile app platform that brings iPhone-like experiences to low-end and older mobile phones. (PDF format 422Kb) |
| 18 Jul | How Australia is reducing the tax bill for foreign investors This article discusses the recent Bill passed by the Australian lower House of Representatives allowing certain widely held foreign funds to use Australian fund managers without being subject to Australian tax on income that would otherwise have been outside the scope of Australian tax. Arnold Bloch Leibler’s taxation partner, Clint Harding, is quoted and highlighted the need for foreign investors to seek specialist advice due to the way in which the new rules have been drafted and, in particular, the complexities of determining whether or not an investor will qualify as an IMR foreign fund. The article also discusses the potential impact of recent changes to the withholding tax rate applying to distributions made by Australian managed investment trusts. The article was published online by the International Tax Review on 17 July. (PDF format 291) |
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| 2011 | |
| 06 Sep | PPSA commencement date deferred As mentioned in the commercial & corporate bulletin titled Has your business reviewed its terms of trade recently?, the PPSA was due to commence operation on 31 October 2011, however on 2 September an announcement was made by the Attorney General’s department to defer the commencement date. While, at this stage, no new commencement date has been set, the PPSA currently provides that the last possible commencement date is 1 February 2012. (HTML format) |
| 30 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler wins ‘Insolvency and restructuring deal of the year’ and ‘Corporate citizen firm of the year’ Arnold Bloch Leibler was awarded the ‘Insolvency and restructuring deal of the year’ and the ‘Corporate citizen firm of the year’ at the 2011 ALB Australasian Law Awards. Held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney on 19 May, the awards recognised the excellence and outstanding achievements of the legal industry over the past twelve months. (PDF format 159Kb) |
| 31 Mar | McCabe family formally ends its eleven year tobacco war against British American Tobacco On Monday 21 March 2011, the McCabe family formally ended its eleven sustained years of tobacco wars against British American Tobacco (BAT). Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for the Estate of Rolah McCabe since 2007, defending proceedings brought by two related companies in the BAT group. (HTML format) |
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| 2010 | |
| 22 Oct | ABL's 2009 review publication wins at the 10th Australian Graphic Design Association Biennial Awards  (HTML format) |
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| 2009 | |
| 07 Jul | Keren Hayesod-UIA salutes Mark Leibler AC At a ceremony in Tel Aviv on Thursday 18 June 2009, Israeli and World Jewish leaders came together to bid farewell to Mark Leibler AC as outgoing Chairman of the World Board of Trustees Keren Hayesod-UIA. (HTML format) |
| 12 Mar | ABL wins award for delivering best value to clients at 2009 BRW Client Choice Awards At the 2009 BRW Client Choice Awards ceremony in Sydney on 11 March 2009, Arnold Bloch Leibler was presented with the award for delivering the best value to clients out of all professional service firms in Australia, including law, accounting, IT, engineering, architecture, and actuarial firms. (HTML format) |
| 16 Feb | Response to the Victorian bushfires The partners and staff of Arnold Bloch Leibler have been deeply moved by the devastation and loss of the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria. Arnold Bloch Leibler honours the bravery and courage of the men and women who fought so hard against the flames, and remembers those who are lost to them. In the wake of this tragedy, the firm applauds those who have provided support and relief. (PDF format 332Kb) |
| 09 Feb | BRW Client Choice Awards finalist Arnold Bloch Leibler has been listed as a finalist in the 2009 BRW Client Choice Awards in the legal category. (PDF format 331Kb) |
| 23 Jan | Burnet Institute Board Appointment: Henry Lanzer Arnold Bloch Leibler's managing partner, Henry Lanzer, was appointed to the board of the Burnet Institute in December 2008. Henry joined the board of the Burnet Institute along with Dr Alan Finkel and former Senator, Natasha Stott Despoja. (PDF format 334Kb) |
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| 2008 | |
| 19 Oct | Response by Mark Leibler AC, Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia at the VII International Abraham Conference (PDF format 85Kb) |
| 11 Sep | New ABL clerkship recruitment campaign Arnold Bloch Leibler released its new clerkship recruitment publication at the Victorian Council Law Students' Societies careers fair, which was held on Monday 8 September at the Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre.  The publication provides an overview of Arnold Bloch Leibler's clerkship programmes for university students interested in a career as a lawyer at the firm. (PDF format 485Kb) |
| 05 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler finalist in the Mettle ALB Australasian Law Awards 2008 The finalists for the Mettle ALB Australasian Law Awards 2008 have been announced and Arnold Bloch Leibler is a finalist in the Deal of the Year Awards in the Insolvency & Restructuring and Equity Market categories and Melbourne Law Firm of the Year award. (HTML format) |
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| 2007 | |
| 02 Nov | New Zealand Judicial Conference 2007 Arnold Bloch Leibler litigation partner, Leon Zwier, will present two sessions on voluntary administration at the New Zealand Judicial Conference to be held in Auckland and Wellington on 2 and 23 November respectively. (HTML format) |
| 29 Oct | Arnold Bloch Leibler – Best large law firm website in Australia Arnold Bloch Leibler has won the best large law firm website award at the annual FindLaw Australia Website Awards. (HTML format) |
| 25 Oct | Partner, Leon Zwier, in expert company Arnold Bloch Leibler's Leon Zwier has been identified as one of 13 leading international lawyers in bankruptcy. (HTML format) |
| 17 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler wins 'M&A Deal of the Year' Arnold Bloch Leibler was awarded 'M&A Deal of the Year' for our involvement in the Patrick takeover by Toll Holdings, at the ALB (Australasian Legal Business magazine) Deal of the Year awards dinner in Sydney on Tuesday 15 May. The firm's litigation team, led by Leon Zwier, represented Patrick over the eight month period. Arnold Bloch Leibler was one of six firms involved in the deal, but it was the litigation aspects that were highlighted by ALB. (PDF format 176Kb) |
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| 2006 | |
| 01 Aug | Achieving Social Justice for Indigenous Australians Presentation by Mark Leibler AC, Co-Chair Reconciliation Australia, at the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Seminar on Tuesday 1 August 2006. (PDF format 145Kb) |
| 29 May | Reaching Reconciliation: A Journey for all Australians Presentation by Mark Leibler AC, Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia, to the Sydney Institute on Monday 29 May 2006. (PDF format 50Kb) |
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| 2005 | |
| 13 Oct | Cross Cultural Legal Frameworks on Water Management in the Canning and Fitzroy Basins Presentation by Peter Seidel to ACF at the Kimberly Round Table. (PDF format 939Kb) |
| 31 Jul | Defending in solidarity the truths of history – the legacy of William Cooper Presentation by Mark Leibler AO, Co-Chair Reconciliation Australia, to the Council of Christians and Jews. (PDF format 36Kb) |
| 25 May | Transcript of speech by Professor Allan Fels AO Transcript of speech by Professor Allan Fels AO at the Employment & Industrial Relations lunch seminar. (PDF format 205Kb) |
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| 2004 | |
| 15 Jun | Law Awards 2004 Arnold Bloch Leibler wins at the Australian Law Awards held in Sydney on 4 March 2004: Best Australian Law Firm for a practice with 25 to 100 practising solicitors. (PDF format 81Kb) |
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| 2003 | |
| 09 Apr | Yorta Yorta Native Title Yorta Yorta Native Title presentation by Peter Seidel at Deakin University. (PDF format 1.0Mb) |
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| 2002 | |
| 28 Aug | The quandries of the tax adviser Opening address by Mark Leibler AO to the Law Society of South Australia and Taxation Institute of Australia. (PDF format 27Kb) |
| 28 Aug | Auditors and ASIC – A true and fair view Presentation by Mark Leibler AO to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce for the Optus Business Series. (PDF format) |
| 28 Aug | The different facets of corporate philanthropy within Australia Presentation by Mark Leibler AO at the forum 'Light the fire within philanthropy – realising the benefits' to the Young Presidents' Organisation Melbourne Chapter. (PDF format 24Kb) |
| 26 Jul | Review of Independent Auditing by Registered Company Auditors Opening statement by Mark Leibler AO to the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit in Review of Independent Auditing by Registered Company Auditors. (PDF format 23Kb) |
| 31 May | Empowering Indigenous Australians through economic development Presentation by Mark Leibler AO for the Koori Business Network. (PDF format 22Kb) |
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