Western Australia

A judge wants more information before allowing Acciona employees to access documents from the company's Swiss rival and co-defendant in a dispute over the receivership of the East Rockingham waste-to-energy project. 

A judge has thrown out a breach of contract case against MercyCare over the purchase of Belrose Care and its Perth properties, finding the aged care provider complied with a deferred payment clause in their deal.

Allens has lured a senior corporate partner from rival firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.

The merger regulator will put Coles Group's proposed purchase of a Kalgoorlie supermarket and liquor store site in the hot seat, saying the leasehold acquisition could limit competition and needs further scrutiny.

A litigant bringing a sexual harassment case against the WA Department of Justice is now represented by pro bono counsel after the Federal Court's top judge raised concerns about her “very personal” recusal application.

Perth law firm Lavan has moved its offices to a newly-built high rise in Elizabeth Quay, joining high-profile tenants, including Multiplex, at the prime waterfront site.

The federal government has awarded feasibility licences to three offshore renewable energy projects in Western Australia.

The co-head of Allens' equity capital markets team will make the jump to Clayton Utz, just months after Clayton Utz poached a leading private equity lawyer from its rival. 

An appeals court has handed BHP a win in a dispute with Aquila Steel over the boundary between their neighbouring mining tenements, rejecting Aquila’s “fanciful” argument about the construction of a 58-year-old document.

A court has granted gold milling company Golden Mile leave to redraft its statement of claim in a dispute against Lakewood Mining over Lakewood’s alleged conversion of fresh waste rock.