Cindy Cameronne

Collapsed gold mine owner Kirkalocka has brought a High Court challenge in a dispute with energy company Zenith over the ownership of a power plant in WA, saying the case raises important issues about the operation of security interests. 

The environment minister has argued there is no “screaming urgency” in hearing a traditional custodian’s legal challenge to Woodside’s bid to extend its North West Shelf gas project by 40 years. 

A charitable trust of the late artist Martin Sharp, known for designing album cover art for Eric Clapton, can sell his $33 million home to the neighbouring Cranbrook, despite having expressed "animus" towards the prestigious private school, a judge has said.

A judge has signed off on a confidential settlement in a class action over off-the-plan homes in a proposed north-west Sydney development, including a clause that prevents group members from making any public statements about the suit or disparaging the parties. 

Pembroke Resources has lost its appeal bid over the meaning of “restricted land” after the private equity-backed miner argued a court’s ruling could impinge on plans for a $1 billion steel-making coal mine in Queensland.

After 50 directions hearings, a long-running dispute between the owners of a 23-storey building in Docklands and insurer AAI will go to trial next year, a fed-up judge has said.

The Legal Practice Board in Western Australia has confirmed it was the victim of a data breach, with the bank details of the board and a small number of practitioners said to have been accessed.

A judge has ordered a Sydney law firm to pay $427,000 to a former client after finding it drafted a defective notice in a land sale and defended proceedings that came about because of its own negligence.

A judge has approved a bid by two law firms to join forces in class actions against Harvey Norman, but has ordered that a costs monitor be appointed to protect against duplication.