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Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting must pay royalties in iron ore mine battle
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart could be on the hook for millions of dollars in royalty payments, in a long-running battle over lucrative iron ore mining tenements in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
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Gina Rinehart liable for royalties in fight over Hope Downs mine lease
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is on the hook for royalties payable to the heirs of iron ore pioneers Don Rhodes and Peter Wright, a judge has held in a long-running battle over lucrative tenements in the Pilbara region.
Solicitor who misrepresented judge’s view loses appeal of caution
A solicitor who attributed a barrister's submission about his client's capacity to a Supreme Court judge in a letter to a costs assessor has lost an appeal of a NSW Law Society decision to caution him.
ANZ whistleblower trial kicks off, with trader admitting inappropriate messages
Former ANZ trader Etienne Alexiou has admitted during cross-examination that lewd messages sent to other bankers through Bloomberg’s messaging platform were inappropriate and could cause offence.
Clayton Utz senior advisor won’t give evidence in ANZ whistleblower trial
ANZ can't call its former group chief risk officer — now a strategic advisor for Clayton Utz — to give evidence as it defends a whistleblower case by former trader Etienne Alexiou.
ANZ trader seeks to delay start of trial after discovery dump
A former ANZ trader that sued the bank five years ago for allegedly sacking him for complaining about the bank's attempted manipulation of the bank bill swap rate wants the trial date pushed out after receiving thousands of documents from the bank.
ANZ whistleblower can’t tweak case for 13th time
With three months until trial, a judge has knocked back a former ANZ trader’s bid to appeal a decision which barred him from amending his case for what would have been the thirteenth time.
Sacked ANZ trader largely loses bid to amend case after 11 iterations
A former ANZ trader who was allegedly axed after complaining about manipulation of the bank bill swap rate has largely lost his application to amend his case.
Richard Pratt’s daughter gets second shot at slice of family fortune
A daughter of the late Visy tycoon Richard Pratt has won another shot at a piece of the multi-billion-dollar family fortune.
CIMIC loses appeal against insurers over coverage for Iraq bribery cases
Insurers have won a challenge to a declaration that engineering firm CIMIC could make claims under policies for costs arising from corruption cases, including a $32 million class action settlement.