The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary concerns that Aurizon’s proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of rail haulage company One Rail could stymie competition in the NSW and Queensland markets for coal haulage services by rail.
Facebook owner Meta is fighting for broad non-publication orders in its battle with the ACCC over material it says could prejudice jury members in criminal proceedings by mining magnate Andrew Forrest.
A judge has dismissed a case seeking to force Nine to hand over draft versions of a 60 Minutes episode and related stories, after an appeals court threw out orders that would have forced production of the material.
Tiwi Islanders have filed a Federal Court challenge to the Barossa offshore gas project, alleging they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.
Gilbert + Tobin has wooed a corporate partner from Squire Patton Boggs with significant experience advising on transactions involving heavy hitters in the natural resources sector, including working on a US$15.2 billion rights issue by Rio Tinto.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released details of its allegations against embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins, who is the subject of several freezing orders won by the regulator earlier this month.
Nine has won its legal challenge to orders that would have forced it to hand over a draft version of a 60 Minutes episode and restricted it from airing the program after an appeals court found a judge had no power to make the orders.
A judge has revived a long-running suit against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and Victorian state secretary John Setka, granting the plaintiffs leave to appeal orders dismissing the case and file an eighth iteration of their pleadings against the union over the infamous Pentridge building site.
Agricultural chemical company Nufarm has appealed a decision giving rival Advanta Seeds extra time to pay a renewal fee for its patent for a hybrid plant cell after correspondence from its lawyers was sent to employees that had left the company and the patent renewal fell through the cracks.
Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has filed court proceedings to block its ex-managing director and two other former employees from working at a investment boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son Marty.