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Clough appeals stay of $54M cross-claim in EnergyConnect spat with Elecnor
Engineering firm Clough Projects Australia is challenging a judge's order staying its $54 million cross-claim against former Energy Connection joint venture partner Elecnor.
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‘Perverse’: Court lambasts delay in ruling on challenge to Woodside’s North West Shelf
Two elections and three different Environment Ministers later, and a heritage application to protect Murujuga rock art from Woodside's activities on the North West Shelf remains undecided -- a delay blasted by a judge as unreasonable and perverse.
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Companies associated with Quasar Constructions director dodge freezing orders
Three companies associated with the sole director of Quasar Constructions have avoided freezing orders sought by the liquidators of the defunct Sydney builder after providing undertakings to not dispose of assets.
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State revenue office loses row with Montessori Foundation over property taxes
The Queensland Commissioner of State Revenue has lost an appeal against the Montessori Children’s Foundation after it refused the organisation's bid to be registered as a charity to avoid property taxes.
IG Markets owes $5.5M to client who traded CFDs on ‘test’ market
Online trading platform IG Markets must pay over $5.5 million in damages to a customer, with a court finding a contract term that purportedly allowed it to reverse transactions made in error was unfair.
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Climate change not mandatory consideration for Mount Pleasant extension, Mach tells High Court
Mach Energy has filed an application with the High Court seeking to overturn an activist group’s win in a case over the extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine, arguing climate impacts were not a mandatory consideration for the approval.
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Offsetting case tossed in contract dispute over Hazelwood power plant
A court has rejected a bid by a Hazelwood power plant contractor to pursue an offsetting claim for an alleged breach of confidentiality in response to a $1.7 million demand from a subcontractor.
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Former Wallaby snaps up Riverina pub for $50M
AI use by self-repped litigants may need ‘more intrusive’ case management: court
A recent property dispute involving a self-represented litigant who relied on AI-generated submissions, including at least one 'hallucinated' case, has prompted questions about the need for more active case management of the use of AI by unrepresented parties to prevent wasting court time.