The government of India has flagged a possible special leave application if it loses its appeal of a decision finding it can’t avoid a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies that invested in Indian satellites because it waived its foreign state immunity.
A law firm that was replaced after feuding with its funder in a successful class action over Sydney’s light rail construction has lost a bid to keep $1.25 million in security for costs, after claiming it has a right to the money due to unpaid fees.
The Indian government has lost its bid to dodge a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies that invested in Indian satellites, with a judge finging the country waived its foreign state immunity.
The High Court has struck down a Victorian tax on electric cars, finding the state usurped powers held only by the federal government.
A former Qantas worker looks set to appeal a judgment that found she can’t undo a $75,000 settlement in a workers compensation claim in order to pursue a discrimination suit against the airline.
A traditional custodian has won her bid to halt seismic blasting for Woodside’s Scarborough gas project off the coast of Western Australia, in a legal challenge similar to one that put Santos’ $4.7 billion Barossa project on ice.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not sign off on Transurban’s plan to acquire a majority stake in fellow toll road operator Horizon Roads, finding the deal would likely reduce competition for toll road concessions in Victoria.
A New South Wales developer’s argument that the Full Court was “plainly wrong” to dismiss the ACCC’s competition case against NSW Ports over the privatisation of two ports is destined for the High Court, a judge has heard.
Clifford Chance has snagged an M&A partner from Herbert Smith Freehills to join its growing corporate practice.
The High Court won’t hear an appeal in a case by Acciona and Ferrovial against three insurers over coverage for loss and damage resulting from heavy rainfall at the site of construction of the Pacific Highway in northern New South Wales.