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‘Distinctly bizarre’: Costs, commission send lead applicant packing in oil spill class action
Class Actions 2023-02-14 10:40 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm running the Montara oil spill class action, which has settled for $192.5 million, is looking for a new lead applicant after the first one defected over concerns group members would lose half the settlement amount to legal costs and a funding commission.

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Asset Energy wins review of Morrison’s denial of oil exploration licence
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-02-14 10:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Asset Energy has won Federal Court review of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision not to grant a two-year extension of a controversial offshore exploration license, after the government conceded that Morrison’s decision was “infected by apprehended bias.”

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EPA did not have to consider greenhouse gas emissions in coal licence renewal, court finds
Environment 2022-12-21 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The Victoria Supreme Court has dismissed a bid to quash the Environment Protection Authority’s decision to renew the mining licences of the state’s three remaining coal power stations, in a test case for the state’s Climate Change Act.

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Santos loses appeal over $4.7B Barossa offshore drilling project
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-12-02 1:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Santos has lost its challenge to a judge’s decision to revoke approval for its $4.7 billion offshore gas project because Tiwi Islanders were not properly consulted about the project.

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Clive Palmer’s mine would cause ‘life terminating harm’, court finds
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-11-28 3:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has rejected the plans of a Clive Palmer-owned mining company to dig a coalmine in central Queensland, finding the mine would infringe on the human rights of First Nations people and future generations of Queenslanders, and contribute to “foreseeable and preventable life terminating harm”.

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PTTEP settles oil spill class action amid disputes over funding, costs
Class Actions 2022-11-18 4:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PTTEP Australasia has settled a class action over one of Australia’s largest oil spills, more than a year after a judge ruled that the oil exploration company breached its duty of care to 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers and damaged their livelihoods.

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Pinsent Masons poaches from K&L Gates’ environment law team
Business of Law 2022-11-17 4:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

International law firm Pinsent Masons has lured a partner and two senior associates from K&L Gates’ planning and environment law team for its Sydney office. 

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Sukin accused of misleading consumers with carbon neutral labels
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-11-16 2:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Eco-conscious Australian skincare company Sukin has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it misled consumers by selling products labelled with a carbon neutral certification it did not hold.

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Crypto, greenwashing and predatory lending on ASIC’s radar amid ‘near-perfect storm’
ASIC 2022-11-03 3:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is targeting predatory lending, greenwashing and crypto-assets as rising interest rates cause consumers to turn to fringe sources of credit.

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ASIC’s greenwashing crackdown means no more ‘purely aspirational’ targets
Environment 2022-11-03 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has drawn “a line in the sand” on greenwashing and will no longer accept “purely aspirational” climate change targets from companies, the regulator’s deputy chair has said.

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