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ATO wants split hearing in case over $300M Esso, Woodside tax bill
The Australian Tax Office wants to hive off a contract dispute between Japanese conglomerate Mitsui and its Kipper gas field partners, ExxonMobil unit Esso and Woodside, in a fight over a $298 million tax bill.
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ATO wants split trial in case over $300M Esso, Woodside tax bill
The Tax Office wants to hive off a contract dispute between Japanese conglomerate Mitsui and its Kipper gas field partners Esso and Woodside in a fight over a $298 million tax bill.
Top judge’s WhatsApp messages about deputy leads to quashing of referral
An appeals court has set aside a decision to refer the NSW Local Court Deputy Chief Judge to the conduct division of the state judicial commission, after the local court's top judge communicated with a panel member via WhatsApp about the matter.
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Essendon Airport alleges Hyatt Place Hotel defects will need 14-month shutdown
The operator of Melbourne's Essendon Airport has launched action against structural engineer WSP and Hamilton and Marino Builders for alleged defects in the construction of Essendon Fields' Hyatt Place hotel.
4 firms are top of the heap for copyright advice
Four Australian law firms are at the top of their game when it comes to advising on copyright matters, according to an inaugural global ranking by the World Trademark Review.
15 barristers elevated to silk in Victoria
The Victorian Bar has welcomed 15 new senior counsel, including barristers who worked on the Black Saturday bushfire class actions, COVID-19 business interruption cases and junior doctors underpayments class actions.
Delegate orders removal of Wolfgang Puck’s ‘Spago’ trade mark
A delegate has ordered the removal of American chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck’s ‘Spago’ trade mark, upholding a challenge by a Sydney-based Italian restaurant with the same name.
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AkzoNobel says Inpex can’t ‘shoehorn’ in bid to up damages by $1B
AkzoNobel is back in court after trial concluded in proceedings over the protective coating used on the Ichthys LNG project, claiming Japanese oil company Inpex's bid to have a double discount issues determined by the court could increase any damages owed by $1 billion. 
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Dexus ordered to pay $30M in APAC shareholder dispute
Infrastructure fund manager Dexus must pay a total of $30 million in legal costs to Australia Pacific Airports Corporation and fellow APAC shareholders, after losing its case over a default notice that has forced a sale of Dexus' stake in the airport operator.
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Sydney Bondi Hotel must pay GST refund to VPAM after $60M Noah’s Backpackers buy
The company that paid $60 million for bankrupt Jon Adgemis' Noah's Backpackers hotel in Bondi Beach has been ordered to cough up $6 million in GST refunds to a Singapore special purpose vehicle that arranged a loan for the purchase.