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Saudi Arabian embassy can’t escape Fair Work cases: court
The Full Federal Court has upheld a finding that the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia is not immune from unfair dismissal proceedings launched by over a dozen former workers.
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High Court won’t weigh in on abandoned $185M NSW development
The High Court has declined a request by Shinetec for it to weigh in a dispute over an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford, NSW.
Developer The Gosford can’t lift stay of $37M judgment against Shanxi unit
The company behind an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford, NSW can't lift a stay on a $37 million judgment it won against the Australian unit of China's Shanxi Construction Group.
Lighthouse largely fails to keep evidence under wraps in $328M dispute with East Timor
Oil company Lighthouse Corporation has lost its bid to force East Timor to jump through hoops to access a suite of documents in a $328 million dispute over a failed fuel supply agreement, but has succeeded in keeping the documents out of public hands amid fears by its director for his safety.
Defamation, class action barristers among 20 new silks
Twenty barristers have risen to the ranks of senior counsel in New South Wales, including a veteran defamation barrister, two counsel with class action expertise and part of the team that saw ASIC's claims against two Rio Tinto executives dropped.
Oil company ‘holding a gun to court’s head’ to delay $328M East Timor dispute, judge says
Lighthouse Corporation was holding "a gun to the head” of the court in seeking to adjourn a $480,000 bid for security in a dispute with East Timor over $328 million in alleged losses from a failed fuel supply agreement, a judge has said.
High Court won’t hear East Timor’s request to shut down $328M dispute
The High Court will not weigh in on a jurisdictional challenge by the Democratic Republic of East Timor to a lawsuit brought by Australian oil and gas company Lighthouse Corporation over $328 million in alleged losses stemming from a failed fuel supply agreement.
East Timor loses second attempt to shut down $328M fuel supply dispute
An appeals court has thrown out the Democratic Republic of East Timor's second bid to stay a case brought against it by Lighthouse Corporation over $328 million in alleged losses stemming from a failed fuel supply contract.
East Timor can’t duck $328M fuel supply dispute with Lighthouse Corporation
The Democratic Republic of East Timor has lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by oil and gas firm Lighthouse Corporation over $328 million in alleged losses stemming from a failed fuel supply agreement, with a judge finding the court has jurisdiction to hear the case after an ICSID panel declined to arbitrate the dispute.