Defence
Experience
Our recent experience with defence capital equipment includes:
We have a depth of experience in advising private and public sector clients on a range of international law and jurisdictional issues, especially for US-based corporate clients doing business in Australia. Examples of this experience include:
Our recent experience with defence capital equipment includes:
- the acquisition of the Hawk Lead-In Fighter aircraft from British Aerospace, which addressed a range of issues that arose through the use of standard Defence contract terms and conditions as the basic contract for aircraft acquisition, and through life maintenance and support
- the renegotiation of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) contract, including rebaselining, novation, the provision of strategic legal advice (in conjunction with financial advice from a major merchant bank) and the commercial renegotiation of the terms and conditions of contract in conjunction with the novation from Telstra to RLM Management Pty Ltd
- advice in relation to the sale of the Nulka Active Missile Decoy System to Canada; FA-18A Hornet upgrade; LADS/Vision Systems; tender for the Generic Threat Simulator; and the Digital Hydrographic Database
- the procurement of the Australian Defence Satellite Communications Capability Project with related 'whole-of-life' and ground service support contracts, and issues concerning financing options and the development of commercial principles to govern contractual and financing matters
- advising Defence on contractually binding conditions on Singapore Telecommunications Limited and Cable & Wireless Optus Limited to protect Defence communications and Defence investment in telecommunications infrastructure in relation to the SingTel takeover of Optus. Measures included compartmented operations, protection of sensitive information, step-in powers and performance guarantees backed by substantial company capitalisation.
- advising in relation to Project Wedgetail leading to the acquisition of four AEW&C aircraft from Boeing (with an option to purchase three more aircraft).
- satellite capacity acquisition by Department of Defence, including different financing structures
- advising on the JORN radar project renegotiation, including financing issues and commercial structures proposed by merchant banks
- security issues, including enforcement of security over aircraft and registration
- advising on defeasance structures, equity investments and airline privatisations
- advising clients during contract negotiations with the Commonwealth Government agencies where tax rulings may be required and where other taxation issues arise.
- the commercialisation of intellectual property
- intellectual property licences
- security aspects of technology and intellectual property
- data protection
- trans-border data flow issues.
We have a depth of experience in advising private and public sector clients on a range of international law and jurisdictional issues, especially for US-based corporate clients doing business in Australia. Examples of this experience include:
- conflict of laws and related jurisdictional issues
- commercial dispute resolution, for example, acting for major private sector clients and commercial disputes in a number of jurisdictions, including Australia, US, Vietnam and Singapore
- the effect of treaties, international agreements and conventions, especially in international trade disputes, aviation and law of the sea
- territorial issues, including airspace and outerspace both in the Australian and international contexts.