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Clive Palmer’s injunction bid premature in $30B spat over Pilbara iron ore mine, court says
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’.
Perth Airport accuses Airservices Australia of PFAS contamination
The operator of Perth Airport has sued government-owned Airservices Australia for allegedly contaminating the airport’s groundwater, which flows into the Swan River, through the use of toxic firefighting foam.
Class action law in WA imminent after bill advances
Western Australia is set to become the fifth state in Australia that allows lawyers to launch class actions, after a bill permitting representative proceedings advanced in the state parliament's upper house.
A ‘futile exercise’: Palmer, McGowan win chump change in costly defamation battle
A court has awarded Western Australia premier Mark McGowan and mining billionaire Clive Palmer paltry sums in their defamation battle, with a judge finding that Palmer suffered “very little damage” to his reputation.
Piper Alderman nabs litigation partner from Mills Oakley
Piper Alderman has recruited a former Mills Oakley partner to join its commercial litigation practice in Perth.
Lawyer who acted for both sides in employment case loses appeal of misconduct finding
A court has rejected an appeal by a lawyer who acted for both sides in an employment dispute between a company and its former managing director and advised the director to "take and park" over $370,000 from the company account as leverage.
Griffin Coal convicted of violating financial reporting obligations
Embattled mining company Griffin Coal has copped a $4,000 fine after being convicted of failing to meet its financial reporting and officeholder requirements.
DLA Piper brought on to lead case over alleged theft of mining invention
Western Australian energy company UON has won a bid to file amended claims in two Federal Court proceedings over a mining invention it says was stolen by a rival, after DLA Piper took over the cases from local firm Bennett + Co.
Class actions too complex to run without lawyers, judge says
A judge has tossed a class action brought by a self-represented applicant against Wilson Security, saying class actions should not be run without lawyers.
Woodside hit with third lawsuit over $16.5B WA natural gas project
The Australian Conservation Foundation has brought proceedings against oil and gas producer Woodside Energy, arguing its Scarborough gas project in Western Australia cannot go ahead until its climate impacts are assessed.