Philip Christensen

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Philip Christensen leads Baker & McKenzie's Brisbane office. Philip has over 25 years of experience advising Australian and overseas mining companies, investors and others in the mining industry. Philip has acted on company acquisitions, project acquisitions, farm-in agreements, off take agreements, financing, incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures and mine developments. Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie, he served in a number of roles, including as executive director of an Australian coal exploration company, chairman of a base metals exploration company, and non-executive director of Whitehaven Coal, a leading ASX listed coal mining company.

In Asia-Pacific

Exemption of grain terminals in Victoria

July 24, 2015 by Jo Daniels, Rowan McMonnies and Philip Christensen 4 Mins Read

The Mandatory Grain Port Code of Conduct (the Code) was introduced to address a perceived lack of flexibility in the previous Government regulation, the Wheat Export Marketing Act (WEMA). Even though it has only been in operation for little over half a year, the Code appears to be having that…

In Antitrust / Competition

Australia: Grain Terminals, Changes to Promote Competition

March 2, 2015 by Philip Christensen and Philip Christensen, Jo Daniels and Simon De Young 4 Mins Read

A brief summary of some recent major changes that have occurred in relation to the export of grain in Australia. Historical situation – formal regulation under WEMA All grain ports in Australia were previously regulated under theWheat Export Marketing Act 20008 (Cth) (WEMA). Under WEMA, any port terminal owner or operator which…