A judge has refused a bid by manufacturer Howden to use an expert report before IP Australia in a dispute accusing rival Minetek of misappropriating confidential information for an industrial fan patent, saying it was âwastefulâ when a similar dispute was already before the court.
A judge has found mining tool company Globaltech and mineral exploration company Boart Longyear infringed a patent for a mining tool owned by Australian Mud Company.
Japanese truck maker Hino has been hit with a class action alleging the Toyota unit misrepresented that it vehicles met Australian emissions and road standards over a 20 year period, after the car company admitted to cheating on emissions and fuel economy tests in Japan.
Construction firm CIMIC has foreshadowed a fight over âobscureâ new pleadings in a two year-old shareholder class action alleging the company failed to keep the market informed about issues with its Middle East operations.
Santos has filed an appeal after Tiwi Islanders won a Federal Court challenge to a $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project, with a judge finding they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.
A judge overseeing mining magnate Clive Palmerâs latest spat with the West Australian government has declined to issue an injunction preventing the state from enforcing liabilities against Palmerâs companies Mineralogy and International Minerals under the controversial âPalmer Actâ.
The former CEO of Blue Star Helium has asked the High Court to throw out a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban imposed on him after the company failed to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.
Tiwi Islanders have won a Federal Court challenge to the $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project, with a judge finding they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.
Lighthouse Corporation was holding “a gun to the headâ of the court in seeking to adjourn a $480,000 bid for security in a dispute with East Timor over $328 million in alleged losses from a failed fuel supply agreement, a judge has said.
Mineralogy has secured unconditional court approval to drop one of the “battle fronts” in its war with CITIC units Sino Iron and Korean Steel, with a judge refusing to impose a “price” on the discontinuance in the form of an undertaking not to revive the claims.