Mineralogy has lost its bid for expanded discovery from CITIC in a case seeking to compel the Clive Palmer-owned tenement owner to file expansion proposals allegedly needed to maintain production at a Pilbara iron mine.
A former silk who also served as special counsel at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been elevated to the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Ergon Energy is challenging a notice from the energy regulator in its probe of payments received via a Centrelink direct debit scheme, after AGL was fined $25 million for overcharging welfare recipients.
Law firm HFW has welcomed former Herbert Smith Freehills energy M&A partner Graeme Gamble to its Perth office.
3M is now facing two class actions in Victoria, after being hit with a case on behalf of ADF members who claim they suffered hearing loss from using defective combat earplugs.
Bakers Delight has filed a challenge to a finding that it was subject to a statutory reverse onus aimed at employers, in a Fair Work Ombudsman underpayments case against a franchisee.
A Melbourne couple whose defamation claims against an AFP commander were thrown out by a jury has had their appeal rejected.
Australia’s peak legal body has come out in support of the Albanese government’s gender equality targets bill, but called for guidance on what is a “reasonable excuse” for non-compliance.
The iconic St George Hotel in Belmore has settled its dispute with the local council, agreeing not to use flashing signs or digital signs that might “unreasonably dazzle” passing drivers.
Unions involved in Sydney’s rail worker pay dispute have agreed to pause all industrial action and revive negotiations with the NSW government on a new enterprise agreement.
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