A judge has found that an ICC arbitration brought by Downer against Squadron Energy and a fellow contractor on the Murra Warra wind farm in Victoria was not validly commenced, upholding a hybrid arbitration clause in their agreement.
Alcoa has been hit with a $55 million fine for clearing land in Western Australia’s Northern Jarrah Forest without seeking approval, but environmental groups say the penalty is a slap on the wrist for the US mining giant.
Charter Hall Group’s retail fund has grown to $3 billion after picking up three east coast shopping centres for $360 million, in a sign of the robustness of the sector.
Goodman Group has touted its 6 GW power bank at sites across Australia, Europe and North America, amid predictions for skyrocketing demand for digital infrastructure.
ASX-listed Mayne Pharma has taken US drug maker Cosette to court seeking “substantial damages” over the termination of their $672 million merger.
X Corp can’t challenge a finding that it must face a complaint of religious vilification in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, with an appeal tribunal saying a member was not wrong to draw on defamation and consumer case law.
A judge has given the administrator for billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s Tahmoor Coal two more weeks to prove that creditors would be better off under a sale process than a liquidation.
A Mitre 10 franchisee, who has accused Bunnings Warehouse of misusing its market power, wants an order from the court shielding it from any adverse costs orders in its David and Goliath battle.
Two units of Queensland real estate firm Coronis have lost a fight with the tax office over service fee deductions claimed for payments to related entities for the use of the Coronis trade mark, among other trust assets.
Online trading platform Plus500 is challenging a court ruling that investors who lost money on highly leveraged contracts for difference can proceed with their class action despite signing arbitration clauses.
For information on rights and reprints, contact subscriptions@lawyerly.com.au
