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Acciona settles dispute over $511M waste-to-energy plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-18 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Spanish infrastructure company Acciona has resolved proceedings over a contract for the construction of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia.

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High Court must solve honest concurrent user ‘conundrum’, Cantarella says in ‘Oro’ appeal
Appeals 2025-03-17 5:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vittoria Cantarella has taken the fight to revive its ‘Oro’ trade marks to the High Court, arguing the Full Court should have found it was an honest concurrent user of the marks, which were first used by another coffee maker.

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Element Zero loses appeal of search orders in Fortescue trade secrets case
Intellectual Property 2025-03-14 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Green iron start-up Element Zero has lost its latest bid to set aside search orders in a case by Fortescue alleging former employees misappropriated its process for carbon dioxide-free iron. 

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Judge questions need for solicitors in Jaguar class action discovery process
Class Actions 2025-03-13 11:33 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has questioned the need for solicitors in a class action against Jaguar to be involved in discovery of internal investigations by the car maker when a technical referee is to be appointed.

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Ex-Star CEO thought GC was being ‘dramatic’ when raising Suncity concerns
Trials 2025-03-12 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Star’s former CEO has told a court he thought a general counsel was “painting very dramatic pictures” when he voiced concerns about cash transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.

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Developer’s challenge to NSW Ports decision an abuse of process, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-03-11 1:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mayfield Development is barred from bringing claims already traversed in a competition case by the ACCC that was thrown out by a court, NSW Ports has told an appeals court.

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Contractor on $3.6B EnergyConnect project unlawfully refused union entry: court
Construction 2025-03-11 11:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Transgrid contractor Elecnor unlawfully denied the Electrical Trades Union access to 47 migrant workers on Australia’s largest transmission project, a court has found. 

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Judge grills ex-Star boss over ‘startling’ report on Suncity junket
Trials 2025-03-06 5:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned the former CEO of Star about a report that contained “startling” information about the casino’s significant junket operator Suncity that linked it to organised crime. 

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Star’s former CEO accused of ‘false account’ in money laundering trial
Trials 2025-03-05 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Facing a grilling at trial in ASIC’s money laundering case, Star’s former boss has been accused of giving a false account of a conversation he had with the casino operator’s head of due diligence.

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4 ways the High Court could go on CFOs
Class Actions 2025-03-04 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

As the High Court hears oral arguments this week on the reach of power to make common fund orders for firms and funders bringing class actions, Lawyerly gives a cheat sheet on what the justices could do.

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