Industries

The Queensland Land Court has recommended the approval of Bowen Basin Coal's Meadowbrook project to extend its Lake Vermont open cut coal mine near Dysart, over objections from environmental activists.

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has reportedly signed its first Australian data centre lease, located in a $31.9 billion digital park in Queensland built by a Singaporean developer. 

Property developer Villawood has argued that a company incorporated to manage a project in regional Victoria can't withdraw admissions over an alleged fraudulent scheme by a former director to divert management fees. 

A company controlled by Paul Chiodo has lobbed a $200 million suit targeting City Built director Roberto Filippini, with the former Keystone director joining the company's liquidators in chasing millions in alleged misappropriated development funds.

Pfizer has lost a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Bioepis over the generic version of its blockbuster autoimmune drug Enbrel, with a judge finding all but one of the patent's claims is invalid. 

A case on behalf of a retiree against super provider BT Funds has been put stayed as a judge refers the matter to the legal watchdog over concerns the proceeding was filed by her former lawyer without her knowledge. 

A judge presiding over a decade-long class action over alleged defective Ford vehicles has raised concerns about the prospect of conflicting Full Federal Court judgments, as issues over damages continue.

Aristocrat has taken gaming giant Konami to court, alleging that more than 50 of the Japanese company's casino games infringe its patents. 

An environmental group has lost its bid to stop slashing works at a development site at Brunswick Heads, after a judge tossed its lawsuit seeking to block the 123-lot residential development.

A judge has declined a builder's bid for a recording during an adjournment, despite finding the recording was not of a court proceeding because the hearing had been suspended at the time.