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Partial victory for Seasons of Perth hotel owner in spat with builder
Construction 2025-05-30 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The owner of Seasons of Perth Hotel has notched a partial victory in its fight with construction company Reward Group over performance bonds.

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Legal admissions board in WA victim of cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-05-29 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Legal Practice Board in Western Australia has confirmed it was the victim of a data breach, with the bank details of the board and a small number of practitioners said to have been accessed.

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Genesis Minerals acquires Laverton Gold Project for $250M
Construction 2025-05-26 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Genesis Minerals has agreed to buy the Laverton Gold Project in Western Australia from Focus Minerals for $250 million.

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Court tosses Clive Palmer’s expert reports on eve of CITIC trial
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-23 11:56 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found that expert reports submitted by Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy in a fight against CITIC over royalty payments for the Yabulu Refinery present a “fresh case” and don’t comply with court orders. 

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Beacon Minerals geological consultant pleads guilty to insider trading
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-16 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A geological consultant for gold mining company Beacon Minerals has pleaded guilty to insider trading, while a former project manager for the company maintains he is not guilty.

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Law firm loses spat with client over agreement to cap fees
Business of Law 2025-05-12 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A law firm has lost a row with a former client over a pact to cap fees at $100,000, with a judge rejecting its claim the agreement was not binding.

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Allens-repped Rio Tinto in $75M deal for Yarraloola Project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-07 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Rio Tinto has put down $75 million for Zanthus Resources’ interest in the Yarraloola Iron Ore project assets in Western Australia’s Pilbara region as part of a joint venture with Mitsui & Co and Nippon Steel.

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Mineralogy wins access to top CITIC exec’s emails in Sino Iron legal saga
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-06 2:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy can access the content of email inboxes of two senior executives at engineering firm CITIC in a feud over the $12 billion Sino Iron project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. 

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Criminal barrister accused of sexual harassment in paralegal’s suit
Business of Law 2025-05-01 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A criminal defence lawyer sexually harassed a female paralegal who worked at his Fremantle firm, according to a suit that details a series of alleged incidents, including a request that she wear his wife’s court robes.

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High Court to hear law firm client’s appeal over interest on costs
Business of Law 2025-04-29 10:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has agreed to hear an appeal by a doctor who says the law of unjust enrichment entitles him to over $1.4 million in interest on a $900,000 sum that his lawyers repaid to him amid a fight about his legal fees.

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