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Clive Palmer can’t hide role as funder of discontinued class action against Telstra
Alexander Law 2023-08-15 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who previously described as a “schemozzle” a law firm’s attempt to drop a class action over Telstra’s COVID-19 vaccine policy has refused a bid to keep secret Clive Palmer’s involvement as funder of the aborted litigation.

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Former MP Craig Kelly defeats suit over election poster font size
Alexander Law 2023-07-27 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Court has thrown out a lawsuit accusing former NSW politician Craig Kelly of breaching electoral laws with election posters that displayed the details of his authorisation in 8 point font.

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High Court won’t hear Clive Palmer appeal in $26.6M dispute over unpaid gas bill
Alexander Law 2023-05-24 2:48 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has declined to hear an appeal by Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery over a decision ordering it pay $26.6 million for natural gas charges.

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‘A schemozzle’: Judge pans firm’s attempt to drop class action against Telstra
Alexander Law 2023-04-20 2:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has slammed as a “schemozzle” a law firm’s attempt to drop a class action by Telstra employees over the telecom giant’s COVID-19 vaccine policy, saying it failed to seek court approval for the discontinuance or give notice to group members as required.

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Clive Palmer drops appeal of climate change decision blocking Queensland coalmine
Alexander Law 2023-02-13 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal has abandoned a challenge to a ruling that ended its plan for a coalmine in central Queensland on the grounds that the project would contribute to “foreseeable and preventable life terminating harm”.

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WA government will try to snuff out Clive Palmer’s $30B lawsuit
Alexander Law 2022-11-23 5:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The West Australian government has flagged a bid to scuttle mining magnate Clive Palmer’s latest lawsuit claiming he can sue the state for up to $30 billion over mining tenements in the Pilbara.

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Clive Palmer strikes out again in attempt to dodge criminal charges
Alexander Law 2022-11-16 5:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out proceedings brought by mining magnate Clive Palmer in which he alleged an abuse of process by prosecutors and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, finding that Palmer’s suits were themselves a “misuse of proceedings.”

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Clive Palmer’s injunction bid premature in $30B spat over Pilbara iron ore mine, court says
Alexander Law 2022-09-28 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing mining magnate Clive Palmer’s latest spat with the West Australian government has declined to issue an injunction preventing the state from enforcing liabilities against Palmer’s companies Mineralogy and International Minerals under the controversial ‘Palmer Act’.

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Clive Palmer’s QNI loses appeal in $26M spat over unpaid gas bill
Alexander Law 2022-09-06 4:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it pay $26.6 million for natural gas charges owed after a court rejected claims it did not need to repay the money because pipeline owners had breached their duties.

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Swing and whiff: Palmer Leisure can’t dodge lawsuit over political donation
Alexander Law 2022-08-18 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a bid by Clive Palmer-owned Palmer Leisure Australia to throw out legal action by the Electoral Commission of Queensland over donations the golf course management company made to Palmer’s United Australia Party in 2020.

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