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Woodside Energy has hit back at a bid to halt seismic blasting on its Scarborough gas project, claiming it undertook comprehensive consultation with Indigenous communities and that the project’s environmental risks were of “an acceptable level”.
One law firm has emerged victorious in a four-way contest to run a shareholder class action against Star Entertainment with the lowest proposed group costs order since contingency fees legislation was enacted in Victoria.
The maker of Mother Energy drinks has failed to convince the High Court that it should weigh in on its long-running intellectual property spat with Vittoria Coffee, which ended in the removal of its 'Motherland' trade mark.
Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to greenlight the expansion of two mega coal mines in NSW was contrary to findings by the “entire community of climate scientists around the globe”, a court has heard.
The High Court has agreed to take up a case by a liquidator for two related NSW printing companies that could settle the question of whether pooling orders are available for businesses with common right to sue.
Victims of privacy breaches must demonstrate actual loss and damage to be eligible for compensation, according to a judge who has given asylum seekers who secured a ruling from the Privacy Commissioner a second chance at proving loss from the public disclosure of their personal information.
United Petroleum has given an undertaking to not contact group members in a class action against the petrol giant over the introduction of loss-making Pie Face stores, amid concerns about the treatment of franchisees participating in the case.
The runner-up in a contest to administer Johnson & Johnson's $300 million settlement of two pelvic mesh class actions has lost a challenge to a decision awarding the prize to the team of Slater & Gordon, BDO and the firm of former Shine Lawyers solicitor Jan Saddler.
Shareholders of failed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson have secured a $40 million settlement in a class action brought over alleged misleading ASX statements.
A judge has approved a $50 million settlement in a class action against the Commonwealth Bank over allegedly worthless consumer credit insurance after his concerns about a $2.5 million deduction for Deloitte were allayed.