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‘Trouble and harassment’: Appeals court won’t revive Palmer’s $263M suit against CITIC
Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy have lost a challenge to a Western Australia Supreme Court decision staying a $263 million lawsuit against Hong Kong-based CITIC, with an appeals court finding the mining giant's decision to abandon and relitigate matters amounted to "unjustified trouble and harassment".
Clive Palmer hit with indemnity costs for ‘hopeless’ case against Queensland Nickel
Two Clive Palmer companies have been slugged with indemnity costs after they were blocked from accessing documents held by two law firms and a litigation funder to pursue a potential lawsuit against Queensland Nickel, with a judge saying the case was “hopeless” from the start.
Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy breached CITIC agreement over Balmoral Iron mine acquisition, court finds
A judge has found that Clive Palmer's Mineralogy breached an agreement with Hong Kong-based CITIC over the acquisition of mining tenements to extract one billion tonnes of iron ore in the Pilbara region.
Court rejects Mineralogy’s claims of ‘sinister’ CITIC conduct in Sino Iron dispute
Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy will have to press forward with their appeal of a judgment that found their lawsuit against Hong Kong-based CITIC was an abuse of process, after an appeals court dismissed the mining magnate's allegations of "sinister" conduct by CITIC.
In ‘warfare’ with Sino Iron, judge tosses Clive Palmer’s fight over $530M in mine remediation costs
Clive Palmer's Mineralogy has lost its bid to make Sino Iron and Korean Steel cough up over $529 million for mine site remediation in Western Australia, after the mining company argued the terms of their contracts required an immediate lump sum payment.
‘Novel and invasive’: Clive Palmer can’t get law firm docs for Queensland Nickel case
Two Clive Palmer companies have again been blocked from accessing documents held by two law firms and a litigation funder to pursue a potential lawsuit against Queensland Nickel, with an appeal court dismissing the bid as "unmeritorious".
Clive Palmer’s companies slammed for misleading court in $30B dispute with WA
Two companies owned by billionaire Clive Palmer have suffered a legal setback, with a judge setting aside prior orders enforcing two awards in a $30 billion mining dispute with the Western Australian government and criticising the companies for misleading the court.
Clive Palmer can’t get law firm, funder docs for possible Queensland Nickel claim
The Queensland Supreme Court has shot down an "entirely speculative" bid by two Clive Palmer-owned companies to access information held by two law firms and a litigation funder, as the mining magnate mulls a lawsuit for potential breaches of a settlement reached in the Queensland Nickel liquidation proceedings.
Judge won’t recuse himself from Vannin Capital fight with Palmer companies
A judge has refused to recuse himself from a stoush between litigation funder Vannin Capital and Clive Palmer’s companies over the appointment of a barrister in a claim springing from the long-running Queensland Nickel liquidation case.
Clive Palmer wins some, loses some in ongoing feud with CITIC over Sino Iron mine
Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy have survived a High Court challenge by Hong-Kong based CITIC to a ruling that put it on the hook for at least $224 million in unpaid royalties from producton at the Sino Iro mine, but a related $297 million suit by Palmer against the Chinese conglomerate has flopped.