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Court throws out native title appeal over AngloGold mining leases
An appeals court has confirmed that mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into a single lease. 
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Atlantic Nickel wins appeal in mining company’s $1B case
The receiver for Brazilian mining company Atlantic Nickel has prevailed in a second attempt to stay a case by Mining Services International, which brought a $1 billion claim over a terminated sale of a mine in Santa Rica.
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Damages issue sent back to referee in ‘mega-litigation’ over Ichthys LNG coating
In “mega-litigation” over allegedly defective anti-corrosive coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project, a judge has handballed an issue raised by Japanese oil company Inpex about damages calculations back to a referee.
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Northern Iron administrators win extra six months to maximise sales process
The administrators of a Northern Territory iron ore company have won extra time to hold a second creditors meeting in hopes of securing a deed of company arrangement, despite protests from creditor Aurizon.
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AkzoNobel waived privilege over document audit log in suit over Ichthys LNG: court
Paint maker AkzoNobel must produce a document history log that includes embedded comments from its lawyers at Clayton Utz, in a dispute over alleged defective coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.
INPEX can cross-examine AkzoNobel’s lawyers over ‘inadequate’ discovery
INPEX has won a bid to cross-examine AkzoNobel's solicitors about discovery at the end of an 11-week trial over allegedly defective paint used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project. 
Keybridge must contribute to director’s ‘substantial’ legal bill
Investment firm Keybridge must contribute to a director's "substantial" legal bill from a dispute with another director, with a judge finding there was no “lack of clean hands” that would prevent him from being indemnified.
INPEX did not waive privilege over law firm instructions, court rules in $45B Ichthys project spat
Dutch paint company AkzoNobel has lost a mid-trial bid to inspect instructions given by Allen & Overy to experts who tested its allegedly unsuitable protective coating used on pipework on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project. 
Judge won’t throw out claims in dispute over crypto trading company
A judge has declined to toss most of the claims brought against a crypto trading company by a former director, despite finding the director’s case “is not an easy one”.
SingTel loses appeal in ATO case over deductions on $14B Optus acquisition
Telecommunications giant SingTel has lost its challenge a ruling in favour of the ATO’s decision to reject over $894,000 in tax deductions related to its $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.