Industries

The Queensland government has introduced defamation reforms to bring it in line with other jurisdictions and prevent “forum shopping,” adding a new defence for social media platforms and increasing powers for courts.

Mayne Pharma has won a dispute with US drug maker Cosette over the termination of a $672 million merger agreement, with a judge finding Mayne did not breach its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to disclose a letter from the US FDA sooner.

German energy company RWE has reversed course on its plans to develop a wind farm off the Gippsland cost in Victoria, following a year of feasibility studies.

The High Court has been asked to clarify the extent to which computer-implemented ideas are eligible for patent protection, with IP Australia appealing a win for gaming giant Aristocrat.

ASIC has secured winding up orders against Gold Coas- based ALAMMC Developments and a number of related companies amid concerns the property developer mismanaged millions of investors funds.

Buildcorp Group is pointing the finger at a host of subcontractors as it fights a case brought by Star Entertainment over allegedly defective combustible cladding at its Sydney casino, which cost $4.4 million to replace. 

Ashurst has lured a senior tax partner from MinterEllison with substantial experience in real estate and infrastructure, a day after Corrs Chambers poached its global co-head of tax, who is an expert in the stamp duty. 

Two activist groups have launched fresh action against Woodside's North West Shelf gas project, after the energy company secured final government approval for an extension to the venture.

Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has dropped its bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia, after a lengthy review by the ACCC.

Commercial real estate firm JLL has been sued by two sacked executives who say their reputations were tarred by “highly misleading” statements about an investigation into misconduct at the firm.