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Grant Thornton sued by Quantum Graphite over 14-month trading suspension
Professional Negligence 2022-12-02 10:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mining company Quantum Graphite has filed proceedings against accounting firm Grant Thornton over a 2020 report that caused the Australian Stock Exchange to suspend trading in the mining companyā€™s securities for 14 months.

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PTTEP class action funder asks court to muzzle barrister
Class Actions 2022-11-30 5:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

The funder bankrolling the settled class action against oil exploration company PTTEP wants a court-ordered injunction against a barrister to prevent him from giving independent legal advice to the lead applicant about his claim.

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Clive Palmerā€™s mine would cause ‘life terminating harm’, court finds
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-11-28 3:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has rejected the plans of a Clive Palmer-owned mining company to dig a coalmine in central Queensland, finding the mine would infringe on the human rights of First Nations people and future generations of Queenslanders, and contribute to ā€œforeseeable and preventable life terminating harm”.

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WA government will try to snuff out Clive Palmerā€™s $30B lawsuit
Dominic Villa 2022-11-23 5:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The West Australian government has flagged a bid to scuttle mining magnate Clive Palmerā€™s latest lawsuit claiming he can sue the state for up to $30 billion over mining tenements in the Pilbara.

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Settlement in Montara oil spill class action revealed to be worth $192.5M
Class Actions 2022-11-21 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In one of the year’s biggest class action settlements, PTTEP Australasia has agreed to pay $192.5 million to settle a representative action over a 2009 oil spill that affected 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers.

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KPMG’s push to move Arrium class action to NSW goes south
Class Actions 2022-11-18 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has dismissed an application by accounting giant KPMG to transfer a class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium from Victoria to NSW.

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Blue Star Helium’s former CEO stuck with ban after High Court rejects appeal
Appeals 2022-11-17 9:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has turned down the appeal of the former Blue Star Helium CEO who was hit with a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban after the company failed to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.

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In blow for Acciona, court won’t declare COVID-19 a force majeure event
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-11-16 4:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused to declare COVID-19 a force majeure event in a loss for Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona, which seeks to back out of a construction project for a $696 million Kwinana waste-to-energy plant.

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Ex-Tesla Australia director pleads guilty to insider trading
White Collar 2022-11-16 2:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Tesla Motors Australia director has pleaded guilty to two counts of insider trading for acquiring shares inĀ Piedmont Lithium based on insider information he had about an in-principle agreement the mining company had to supply lithium to Tesla.

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Clive Palmer strikes out again in attempt to dodge criminal charges
White Collar 2022-11-16 5:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out proceedings brought by mining magnate Clive Palmer in which he alleged an abuse of process by prosecutors and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, finding that Palmerā€™s suits were themselves a ā€œmisuse of proceedings.ā€

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