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Mining companies defeat High Court appeal by native title holders
The High Court has declined to hear a challenge to an appeals court ruling that found mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into one.
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High Court won’t hear ATO appeal in fight with Geocon over GST
The High Court has declined to weigh in on a dispute between the tax office and Canberra developer Geocon over excess GST on $115 million in sales from a 360-unit development.
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Stay of Mining Standards’ $1B spat with Atlantic Nickel to remain in place
The High Court has declined to hear Mining Standards International's bid to overturn a stay in a $1 billion dispute over the terminated sale of a mine in Bahia.
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Sydney residents appeal strikeout in case over Oxford St cycleway
Three Sydney residents have appealed a ruling that gutted their suit against the city of Sydney and Transport for New South Wales alleging that a new cycleway on Oxford Street is discriminatory.
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InterCon operator Mulpha can’t rely on engineer’s report in Macquarie St development row
The operator of Sydney's InterContinental Hotel, which is challenging approval of a development in Macquarie Street, can't rely in its case on an engineering report showing the alleged threat to the structural integrity of a hotel driveway.
Keystone-linked developer challenges $158M freezing order
Developer Robert Filippini, who is suspected of fraudulently receiving investor money from defunct Keystone Asset Management, is seeking to appeal an extension of freezing orders over family trusts that hold property and several luxury cars.
Former Carlton, PwC boss hits back at wife’s invasion of privacy case
Former Carlton president and PwC chief executive officer Luke Sayers has rejected claims in a lawsuit by his wife that he defamed her and invaded her privacy in response to probes over an explicit photo.
Rebel Wilson hit with indemnity costs over ditched subpoena fight
A judge has ordered Rebel Wilson to pay indemnity costs after she retracted an application to set aside subpoenaed evidence from Nine Network regarding an appearance on 60 Minutes.
St Basil’s fined $150,000 for COVID workplace safety violations
Melbourne aged care provider St Basil's has been convicted and fined $150,000 for failing to provide a safe working environment for staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, when dozens of residents died.
Daughter of shipping tycoon must restate claim over $500M estate
A member of a wealthy shipping dynasty and former INXS manager Maria-Christina Perez de la Sala must go back to the drawing board in her case staking a claim to her father’s estate, after a court struck out most of her case.