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Brisbane Airport can’t access PFAS info in $690M row with Airservices
Brisbane Airport has lost its bid for information about government-owned Airservices' handling of PFAS at other airports, in their $690 million dispute over use of the chemicals at the Queensland airport.
Barrister who failed to disclose contempt conviction loses battle for practicing certificate
A barrister who claimed a conviction for contempt had "slipped his mind" has lost an appeal of a decision finding he was not a fit and proper person to hold a practicing certificate.
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Judge slams ‘appalling’ conduct by Airservices in $690M Brisbane Airport PFAS case
While granting yet another extension, a judge has read the riot act to Airservices Australia for its breaches of court orders to file evidence in Brisbane Airport's $690 million case over PFAS chemical use.
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Brisbane Airport doesn’t have to follow AirServices’ ‘recipe’ for PFAS case: judge
A judge has refused a late-stage bid to strike out Brisbane Airport's lawsuit against lessee AirServices Australia claiming $17.3 million in damage from PFAS contamination caused by its use of firefighting foam.
Comlek administrators defeat attack on DOCA by Queensland’s revenue office
An arrangement to restructure Queensland labour hire services company Comlek has survived a challenge by the state's revenue office, which wanted the business wound up, claiming the restructure was against public interest and commercial morality.
High Court won’t hear argument for $100M judgment against Adani over Abbot Point fees
The High Court has declined to review an appeals court decision that overturned a $106 million judgment against a unit of Indian conglomerate Adani Group over access charges for its Abbot Point coal terminal.
Court throws out $106M judgment against Adani over Abbot Point fees
A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group has successfully overturned a $106 million judgment against it over access charges for its Abbot Point coal terminal.
Adani wins temporary injunction against mine activist
A court has granted Adani Mining an interim injunction preventing an environmental activist from using confidential information obtained through covert infiltration campaigns aimed at opposing the controversial Carmichael coal mine.
‘Dishonest behaviour’: Adani ordered to pay $106M after misleading court in port dispute
A court has ordered a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group to pay more than $106 million to four coal mining companies after finding the mining company engaged in "dishonest behaviour" and misled the court.