Logistics giant Qube has partially prevailed in setting aside amounts Martinus Rail claimed it was owed under a contract for work at an intermodal freight terminal in Moorebank, NSW.
Logistics giant Qube has won a $40 million cut to amounts owed to Martinus Rail in a dispute over construction of the Moorebank terminal project in Sydney’s west.
The Kingdom of Spain must pay $56,000 in security to bring its challenge in a long-running dispute over whether it must pay a $200 million arbitral award to two renewable energy investors.
Subcontractor EnerMech has won an appeal in its fight against Acciona over a $10 million progress payment for work on the Westconnex M4-M5 link, with an appeals court finding the question of whether EnerMech’s claim was a payment claim for construction work was a matter for an adjudicator, not the court.
Martinus Rail cant stop logistics company Qube from calling on $7 million in bank guarantees as part of a dispute over the construction of the Moorebank Interstate Intermodal terminal and rail project, after a judge rejected the argument that drawing on the funds would contravene the Security of Payment Act.
An environmental group has lost its case alleging the federal government failed to take climate change into account when it renewed an agreement for logging in New South Wales, with a judge saying it was a ‘political’ issue rather than one for the courts.
Acciona has prevailed in a fight with subcontractor EnerMech over a $10 million progress payment, which a judge found was instead an attempt by EnerMech to claim a credit in relation to security paid to Acciona.
Spain has foreshadowed a fresh High Court challenge claiming it is immune from proceedings brought by a renewable energy company and a Deutsche Bank subsidiary to enforce arbitration awards totalling $166.7 million related to changes to its renewable energy policies.
Twenty barristers have risen to the ranks of senior counsel in New South Wales, including a veteran defamation barrister, two counsel with class action expertise and part of the team that saw ASIC’s claims against two Rio Tinto executives dropped.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has found Holding Redlich managing partner Ian Robertson’s account of a meeting where he allegedly advised the former NSW Labor general secretary to cover up a $100,000 illegal political donation “inconceivable”, but declined to refer the lawyer for criminal charges or disciplinary action.