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‘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.
Glencore wins appeal in shipping fee fight with Port of Newcastle
Mining giant Glencore has won its appeal over access charges to Port of Newcastle shipping channels used to export coal from the Hunter Valley.
Adani loses bid for ‘extraordinary’ orders to search home of Carmichael mine activist
Coal miner Adani has lost its bid to search the home of a protester seeking to block its Carmichael Mine project in central Queensland, with a court ruling it had not cleared the bar for the “unusual and extraordinary” orders.
CIMIC faces shareholder class action over $1.8B Middle East writedown
Just four months after paying $32 million to settle a shareholder class action over disclosures relating to allegations of foreign bribery, engineering services company CIMIC faces another class action, this one alleging failures to keep the market informed about issues with its Middle East operations.
Clive Palmer suffers blow in COVID-19 border battle with WA
Hotel quarantines and mandatory masks are less effective than Western Australia's border closure in controlling the health risks of a COVID-19 outbreak, a judge has ruled in a win for the state as it defends its strict pandemic-battling measures against a constitutional challenge by billionaire Clive Palmer.
BHP can bring fraud claims against Cherwell Creek Coal
Mining giant BHP has been given the green light to bring allegations of fraud against competitor Cherwell Creek Coal in a long running dispute over mining rights.
Thomson Geer eyes major firm status with raids on DLA Piper, Macpherson Kelley
Thomson Geer has raided DLA Piper and Macpherson Kelley and picked up some of Australia’s top lawyers, one month after raiding Dentons' Brisbane office, as it aims to become one of the country’s major law firms.
BP worker fired over Hitler parody video wins $201,000 in compensation
A BP worker whose employment was reinstated after he was unfairly dismissed for sharing a video clip that included subtitles placed over a scene from the movie 'Downfall' about Adolf Hitler, has been awarded $201,000 in lost wages and superannuation.
Deloitte faces age discrimination case by 63-year-old partner
A 63-year-old partner of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is suing the accounting giant and CEO Richard Deutsch alleging the firm's mandatory retirement policy is discriminatory and has cost him almost $4 million.
Judge won’t recuse himself from Vannin Capital fight with Palmer companies
A judge has refused to recuse himself from a stoush between litigation funder Vannin Capital and Clive Palmer’s companies over the appointment of a barrister in a claim springing from the long-running Queensland Nickel liquidation case.