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Acciona says no unfettered access to $511M waste-to-energy plant
Acciona has hit back at a suit brought by the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant south of Perth alleging it was unlawfully shut out of the project site, with the Spanish infrastructure giant saying the entity had no “unlimited right of access.”
Inpex loses bid for split trial in spat with insurers over Ichthys LNG defects
Japanese oil company Inpex has lost its bid for a split trial in a dispute with insurers AIG Australia and Mitsui Sumitomo over coverage for litigation related to defects at the $45 billion Ichthys liquified natural gas project in the Northern Territory.
Hall & Wilcox poaches litigation partner from boutique firm
Hall & Wilcox has bolstered its Perth commercial practice with the appointment of a litigation partner and his team from boutique firm Summers Legal.
Acciona accused of blocking access to $511M waste-to-energy plant
Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has been sued by the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant south of Perth, which says it was unlawfully shut out of the project site after “commercial issues” arose between them.
Ex-Legacy Iron Ore managing director sentenced for $725,000 theft
The founding director of Perth-based exploration company Legacy Iron Ore Limited has been hit with a suspended sentence of three years imprisonment for stealing over $720,000 from the company.
ASIC slaps advisor with permanent ban after superannuation fraud
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has handed a permanent ban to a former financial advisor who pleaded guilty to taking $35,000 from his First Nations clients’ superannuation accounts.
WA government takes early swing at Banksia Hill class action
The Western Australia government has foreshadowed a strike-out application just one month after being hit with a class action on behalf of detainees in the state's detention centres.
Forge Group defeats challenge to insider trading case over $187M sale
Collapsed engineering firm Forge Group has defeated an appeal seeking to block its liquidators from bringing a case against engineering company Clough Limited for alleged insider trading during the 2013 sale of a $187 million stake in the company.
Appeals court sets aside arbitration award in Chevron gas field dispute
An appeals court has dismissed an appeal from two contractors who worked on Chevron's Gorgon gas field project who allege they were underpaid over $130 million by the energy giant.
Downer wins pre-litigation docs in $25M spat with Alinta over Pilbara gas project
Mining company Downer EDI has won its bid to review documents between Alinta Energy and a superintendent who allegedly acted improperly in a spat over a $208 million solar gas hybrid project in the Pilbara region.