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Woodside taken to court by Greenpeace for greenwashing gas and oil projects
Gas giant Woodside has been hit with legal action by Greenpeace, accused of misleading the public by greenwashing its gas and oil projects.
Continental Coal ex-director Peter Landau gets jail time for stealing
A former director of failed Perth mining company Continental Coal has been jailed for more than three and a half years after pleading guilty to multiple crimes, including stealing $2.2 million and forging a bank statement.
Gilbert + Tobin appoints former Pinsent Masons partner for energy team
Former Pinsent Masons lawyer George Varma has been recruited to Gilbert + Tobin's energy and resources team, marking the second lateral hire for the firm's Perth office this financial year.
BHP class action fights ruling limiting group size
A class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam has appealed a judgment that found shareholders who did not purchase their stock on one of the three exchanges on which the mining giant is listed are excluded from the case.
Still no funder for AGL class action, but dismissal not a done deal
A judge has given a competition class action against AGL Energy another chance to secure funding, but imposed a “drop dead date” by which the proceeding will be dismissed if no funder is found.
United class action wants to add commission agents, join parent company
A franchise class action against United Petroleum has asked a court for leave to expand the class action to include a group of commission agents and to add the oil company's parent as a third defendant.
BHP loses plea to High Court in case over Christmas Day work mandate
The High Court has dashed a BHP unit's bid to appeal a win for the CFMMEU in a case on behalf of coal miners rostered for shifts on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in central Queensland's Daunia Mine in 2019.
High Court takes up joint venture’s arbitration dispute with Chevron
The High Court will hear a $130 million case by two contractors on Chevron's Gorgon gas field project, which argue the Western Australia Court of Appeal was outside power to uphold a ruling that set aside an arbitration win.
Santos barred from Barossa Gas pipeline works near Tiwi Islands
Energy company Santos can begin construction of a pipeline for its $5.6 billion Barossa Gas project but has been barred from any work within 70km of the Tiwi Islands.
BHP shareholders from secondary platforms not part of class action, court says
BHP has won its argument that shareholders who did not purchase their stock while trading on one of the three exchanges on which the mining giant is listed are excluded from a securities class action over the collapse of a Brazil tailings dam.