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Arnold Bloch Leibler has advised the owners of Brancourts Dairy on its sale to the Arla Foods / Mayers Fine Food joint venture. Founded in 1895, Brancourts is a fourth-generation Australian dairy business best known for its cottage cheese products, the sale marks an exciting next chapter for the business amid growing demand for high-protein dairy. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news… ABL team: Gavin Hammerschlag, Paul Rubenstein, Michelle Ainsworth, Robyn Kalkhoven, Kate Johnson, Chloe Lyons, Jonathan Ortner, George Bassil, Dean Jarvis, Matthew Davies, Chloe Moss, Rachel Soh and Bridget Little.

Arnold Bloch Leibler has successfully represented the Hon. John Sharp AM in civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Justice Black rejected ASIC’s case, finding that ASIC had failed to establish that Mr Sharp breached his statutory duty of care and diligence. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news… Team: David Sulan SC and Amelia Smith of Counsel, and Justin Vaatstra, John Mitchell, Zavara Farquhar and Sam Orchard from ABL.

“The real question for directors today is not whether every activism campaign is justified, but whether it is revealing where trust has frayed”. Corporate and M&A partner @jeremylanzer explains in the @AICDirectors magazine how activist shareholders are reshaping how Australian boards operate. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

ABL tax partner Paul Sokolowski is quoted in the Australian Financial Review on today’s landmark decision in the High Court in favour of his client, accountant Steven Bendel: “The High Court’s long-awaited judgment, dismissing the Commissioner’s appeal from the decision of the Full Federal Court, is welcome; for Mr Bendel, obviously, but also for taxpayers who finally have conclusive guidance on past distributions and when deciding on trust distributions to companies before the end of the current financial year and, perhaps, the next two. That said, any elation at the Commissioner’s loss will prove to be short lived with the implementation of the Government’s budget proposal for a minimum tax of 30% on trusts from 1 July 2028, a feature of which includes no credit for tax paid by a trustee for amounts distributed to companies. Indeed, one can see this aspect of the budget as the Government’s brutal pre-emptive strike against taxpayers that might otherwise have benefited from the High Court’s decision.”

It's time to stop treating predatory "short-and-distort" tactics as an occasional nuisance and start protecting investors from ambushes. Arnold Bloch Leibler Corporate and M&A partner @jeremylanzer writes in today’s AFR that the conviction of prominent American short seller Andrew Left exposes serious gaps in Australia’s response. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

Significant uncertainty looms for succession, with partner Christine Fleer explaining in today’s AFR how the PM appears to fundamentally misunderstand the reasons for using discretionary rather than fixed trusts for inheritances. Read more: afr.com/politics/federal/pm-…

ABL partner Jeremy Leibler appeared before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, giving evidence on the impact of antisemitism on Jewish Australians. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

As reported in the media, ABL partner Jeremy Leibler has written a personal submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, saying the key covenants that underpinned Jewish community life in Australia have been shattered. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

Arnold Bloch Leibler is proud to once again be recognised in the Best Lawyers® guide, with 50 of our lawyers recognised across 28 practice areas This achievement reflects the depth of talent across our firm and the trust our clients and peers place in us abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

While stories of luxury property transactions over the last 12 months are read with a sense of “outsider looking in”, the underlying themes are widely applicable. Special Counsel Briely Trollope explores top trends in the market. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

Arnold Bloch Leibler has advised the shareholders of Cygnett on a significant transaction with Wentronic Group, supporting Cygnett’s next phase of international expansion. abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

ABL has advised long-standing client Spotlight on the acquisition of a prime commercial property in Toorak. The transaction represents a significant commercial real estate acquisition in the Victorian market. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

Congratulations to ABL restructuring partner Gen Sexton on her recent appointment as Vice-President of TMA Australia. TMA is a globally recognised member group for Australia’s restructuring and turnaround professionals.

Following the PM’s Australia Day call for unity, as reported in The Australian, our senior partner Mark Leibler reflects on what makes Australia’s multicultural success story endure. See his comments below.

Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for US private equity firm Vista Equity Partners on the strategic investment in StarRez by Five Arrows, a private equity firm backed by Rothschild & Co, to support StarRez’s next phase of growth. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news…

Arnold Bloch Leibler has been recognised in multiple categories in the 2026 edition of the independent Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide. Read more: abl.com.au/insights-and-news…