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Griffin Coal can’t get hands on docs in long-running spat with Carna Group
Energy & Natural Resources 2020-01-17 2:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Struggling mining firm Griffin Coal has been denied access to documents while defending a consumer law case brought by the liquidators of a collapsed mining services firm.

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Fortescue Metals wins back exploration licence voided after 89-second renewal delay
Energy & Natural Resources 2020-01-16 5:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

A subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group has prevented one of its long-held mining licences from falling into the hands of rival Gina Rinehart, with the Western Australian Supreme Court overturning a state government decision voiding the licence because of an 89 second technical delay.

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Bombardier must defend multimillion dollar contract spat on WA billionaire’s home turf
Contracts 2020-01-13 10:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Jet builder Bombardier has lost its appeal of a ruling by the Western Australia Supreme Court that it has jurisdiction to hear a multimillion dollar case brought by the company of WA billionaire Tim Roberts over the sale of aircraft to wealthy Australians.

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Domino’s faces possible class action by franchisees
Franchises 2020-01-08 9:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A law firm bringing the second of two cases by franchisees against Domino’s Pizza is weighing a possible class action against the fast food giant.

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Squire Patton Boggs defeats negligence case over $12.5M plant renovation dispute
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-12-09 5:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

Engineering firm GR Engineering Services has lost a negligence lawsuit brought against law firm Squire Patton Boggs seeking damages from an alleged breach of contract relating to the $12.5 million refurbishment of a gold processing plant in Davyhurst, Western Australia.

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Thiess workers owed unpaid wages for bus journeys, judge finds
Employment 2019-11-05 6:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has ruled against mining services firm Thiess in a class action brought by construction workers seeking unpaid wages for time spent on the bus travelling home from work on the project site for a Pilbara-based liquefied natural gas processing plant owned by Woodside Energy.

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Docs seized in AFP raid of convicted land mogul’s offices can be handed to liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-08-07 8:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has dismissed two appeals by convicted land mogul Allen Caratti seeking to prevent liquidators of five of his companies from obtaining documents seized in two 2015 raids by the Australian Federal Police.

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Spanish energy co sues to enforce $139M arbitration award over Roy Hill mine
Arbitration 2019-08-06 12:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

Spanish oil and gas company Duro Felguera has filed Federal Court proceedings to enforce a $139 million arbitration award related to the Pilbara-based Roy Hill mine, which is majority owned by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting.

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Funder’s insurance insufficient security in case against lithium giant, judge says
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-07-26 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has stayed a case against global lithium miner Galaxy Resources after finding that an insurance policy by the plaintiff’s funder and an associated undertaking and deed of indemnity were insufficient to cover security for costs.

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Cleveland-Cliffs unit keeps counterclaim alive in dispute over $2.5B Koolyanobbing mine contract
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-07-11 4:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

A subsidiary of US mining giant Cleveland-Cliffs has won a fight to keep its counterclaim against a contractor alive in a dispute over the Koolyanobbing iron ore mine in Western Australia.

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