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BHP says investors from secondary platforms can’t be in class action
Class Actions 2023-10-18 3:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BHP has argued that investors who bought shares through secondary platforms are excluded from a long-running shareholder class action over a failed Brazilian dam, a claim slammed as an “unduly narrow reading” of the case.

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High Court finds Victoria’s electric car tax invalid
High Court 2023-10-18 12:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has struck down a Victorian tax on electric cars, finding the state usurped powers held only by the federal government.

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Bondholders class action faced obstacles, but proving climate risk not one of them: judge
Class Actions 2023-10-13 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge who signed off on a settlement in a class action against theĀ  government by sovereign bondholders over the disclosure of climate risks said proving climate change posed a risk to government coffers may not be as difficult as the government has claimed.

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Competition class action against AGL Energy in doubt after funder exits
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-10-12 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The future of a competition class action against AGL Energy is in doubt after being abandoned by its funder, despite evading the energy supplierā€™s bid to dismiss the case.

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Legal challenge to Mount Pleasant coal mine extension fails
Environment 2023-10-11 2:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A decision by federal environment minister Tanya Pibersek to greenlight the extension of two mega coal mines in NSW was ā€œlegally openā€ to her, a judge has ruled, despite acknowledging the ā€œexistential threatā€ of climate change.Ā 

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ACCC gives green light to $18.7B acquisition of Origin Energy
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-10-10 10:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has approved the buyout of Australian energy giant Origin Energy, after finding that significant competition concerns were outweighed by the likely benefits to the country’s transition to renewable energy.

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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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