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Qld tech firm denies using confidential info for battery patent applications
Intellectual Property 2023-10-02 10:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Queensland technology company Anteotech has hit back at a lawsuit claiming it misused Ferroglobeā€™s confidential silicon samples in a patent application after a failed collaboration, saying the global speciality metals producer acquiesced to the use.Ā 

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Traditional custodian prevails in challenge to Woodsideā€™s Scarborough gas project
Environment 2023-09-28 11:23 am By Sam Matthews

A traditional custodian has won her bid to halt seismic blasting for Woodsideā€™s Scarborough gas project off the coast of Western Australia, in a legal challenge similar to one that put Santosā€™ $4.7 billion Barossa project on ice.

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ACCC takes EnergyAustralia to court over electricity price notices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-09-22 12:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought proceedings against EnergyAustralia for allegedly misleading consumers when notifying them of changes to electricity prices.Ā 

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Pelican Point power station owner scores partial win in case over 2017 blackouts
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-09-20 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected the energy regulator’s claims that the owner of the Pelican Point power station in Adelaide failed to disclose its complete generator capacity to the energy market operator for months, contributing to rolling blackouts during a 2017 heatwave.

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Woodside says Scarborough gas project poses ā€˜acceptableā€™ risks
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-09-19 1:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Woodside Energy has hit back at a bid to halt seismic blasting on its Scarborough gas project, claiming it undertook comprehensive consultation with Indigenous communities and that the projectā€™s environmental risks were of ā€œan acceptable levelā€.Ā 

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‘Irrational’ coal mine approval flies in the face of climate science, court told
Environment 2023-09-18 10:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersekā€™s decision to greenlight the expansion of two mega coal mines in NSW was contrary to findings by the ā€œentire community of climate scientists around the globeā€, a court has heard.Ā 

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Mount Pleasant mine engineers canā€™t shield legal advice on loss in $270M feud
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-09-14 1:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Engineering firms G&S Engineering and DRA Global have lost their bid to shield legal advice by McCullough Robertson on whether they were liable to MACH Energy for indirect losses while building a coal processing plant at Mount Pleasant in South Australia.

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Woodside faces bid to block seismic testing for Scarborough gas project
Environment 2023-09-14 3:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A traditional custodian has filed an application to block seismic testing on Woodside Energyā€™s Scarborough gas project until her legal challenge has been finally determined, in a case similar to the one that put Santosā€™ $4.7 billion Barossa project on ice.

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Swift Networks cops $1.2M penalty for rigging bids
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-09-07 10:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telco Swift Networks has been hit with a $1.2 million penalty for bid rigging and price fixing in the tender process for supplying IT and communications equipment for three Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals mining projects in WA’s Pilbara region.

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Jones Day nabs partner from Ashurst for energy practice
Corporate 2023-09-05 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Global law firm Jones Day has recruited two partners for its growing energy practice, including a former Ashurst partner.

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