Silk who worked on Murray Darling royal commission elevated to Land and Environment Court

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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Accomplished environmental lawyer and author Richard Beasley SC has been appointed to the New South Wales’ Land and Environment Court. The court announced Wednesday that Beasley will be sworn in on 17 March after almost three decades as a practitioner.  NSW…

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AEMO gives nod to ACEN’s pumped hydro project in NSW

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Energy tender firm AEMO has awarded ACEN Australia a contract for its pumped hydro project in the latest competitive tender round as part of the NSW electricity infrastructure roadmap.

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Shaw and Partners wins suit over fees for $20M capital raising

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Corporate advisory firm Shaw and Partners is entitled to its full fees for working on a $20.5 million capital raising with ASX-listed tech company NetLinkz, a court has found.

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Dentons settles case by property partner who says chair sent anti-vax email

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Dentons has reached a settlement with a former real estate partner who claims he was forced to resign from the law firm and accused the firm’s Australian chair of sharing an anti-vaccine email.

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Judge says prior work with Origin class action firm doesn’t disqualify him

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A judge says his experience working alongside the law firm pursuing an investor class action against Origin Energy prior to his appointment to the bench does not disqualify him from hearing the case.

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Carnival settlement a ‘victory’ in class action over bad weather, judge says

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The judge who approved a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival said it should be regarded as a victory that cruise passengers got anything, when the case was pleaded at an “unsustainably high level”.

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‘Unsound’: High Court arguments over historic St Kilda Rd property panned

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The valuer general has knocked arguments by developer WSTI Properties in a High Court dispute over a heritage property in Melbourne, saying the contentions are “unavailable and unsound”. 

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VCAT should have considered Cremorne development’s impact on views, court told

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EPC Pacific is facing a fight after it got the go-ahead from Yarra City Council to build an 11-storey mixed use office building in an inner city Melbourne suburb.

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