A subsidiary of gold mining giant Newmont has been hit with a class action alleging residents near its Cadia mine in Orange, NSW have been exposed to a “toxic trifecta” of air, land and water pollution.
A criminal barrister who has taken heat for his criticism of Israel has been sworn in as a judge on the NSW Supreme Court, with the new judge describing the importance of the justice system in a time “where evidence is often ignored or derided and truth is whatever it is called to be”.
A judge has upheld a legal privilege claim over a transcript of an interview between a solicitor and a priest in an abuse case, despite the transcript’s production in another case by an insurer without an assertion of privilege.
A barrister who represented her sons in court after being refused a practicing certificate by the Victorian Bar has lost an appeal, with a tribunal disqualifying her from seeking a practicing certificate for four years.
The National Native Title Tribunal has partially granted a mineral lease to Australian Ilmenite Resources, finding the critical minerals producer’s plans to expand ilmenite mining within one area in the Northern Territory was in the public interest.
A 259-hectare greenfield industrial site in Melbourne’s north has been sold to Yale Investment Group for $275 million.
A leading construction and infrastructure lawyer with major projects and disputes experience will head up Jones Day’s Sydney office as one of the firm’s new partners-in-charge.
A First Nations elder has defeated a developer’s appeal against a local council’s decision to reject plans for a $30 million housing estate in Lismore, with a court agreeing the development would adversely impact Aboriginal cultural heritage.
A judge has thrown out a breach of contract case against MercyCare over the purchase of Belrose Care and its Perth properties, finding the aged care provider complied with a deferred payment clause in their deal.
Real estate fund manager Charter Hall has reportedly acquired a 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s O’Connell Street precinct from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for $500 million.