Transportation & Infrastructure

Two bidders are vying to acquire troubled steelmaking facility Whyalla Steelworks in South Australia, beating out more than 70 competitors.

Johnson Winter Slattery has promoted five lawyers to its partnership, including three with expertise advising on major projects, saying continued strong growth had opened the advancement path.

Hamilton Locke has brought on four new partners to boost its expertise in areas in high-demand among its clients. 

The federal government is moving forward with a plan under recently passed changes to the environmental laws that will help speed environmental approvals on major projects.

Ex-South Australian senator and self-proclaimed transparency warrior Rex Patrick has been hit with a higher maximum costs order in his case seeking documents about the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 renewables project.

Finding the documents are not relevant to the dispute, a judge has refused access by Martinus Rail to Qube's agreements with other subcontractors working on Sydney's $4 billion Moorebank Intermodal Terminal.

Qube Ports has had limited success in seeking to strike out portions of an independent contractor's case that alleges the logistics giant is vicariously liable for an employee's sexual harassment at a work event.

A unit of developer Heworth has lost its bid to set aside a notice to produce served by Transport for NSW in relation to its claim for compensation over the compulsory acquisition of the Balmain Leagues Club site.

Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance, which boasts one of the leading projects and energy transition teams in the UK, is deepening its expertise in Australia, hiring a lawyer from HSF Kramer to build an environment and planning team. 

United Petroleum has won its case against the operator of Perth Airport claiming it was induced to enter a $900,000 lease and construction agreement with promises of redevelopment at the site, which is now in doubt.