Asset Energy has won Federal Court review of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision not to grant a two-year extension of a controversial offshore exploration license, after the government conceded that Morrison’s decision was “infected by apprehended bias.”
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”.
International law firm Dentons has lured the principal of IPH Limited, which owns leading intellectual property firms including Griffith Hack and Spruson & Ferguson, for its Australasian patents team.
A landmark Federal Court class action against private health insurer Medibank will be a test case for when privacy claims can sidestep the regulatory path, and whether group members can prove they suffered loss from exposure of their data.
Ashurst has bolstered its Sydney tax practice with the addition of two senior taxation lawyers from Deloitte.
Australia’s largest private health insurer Medibank is facing a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers.
A second class action has been brought against Jaguar Land Rover over alleged defective diesel filters in its vehicles, and the law firms running the two cases have been given until the end of the month to reach a deal to avoid a court showdown.
Independent MP Monique Ryan is headed into settlement talks with her chief of staff, Sally Rugg, who has alleged the Commonwealth engaged in hostile conduct when it fired her for refusing to work “unreasonable” hours.
King & Wood Mallesons has welcomed the return of employment law expert Annamarie Rooding, who left the firm to serve as top inhouse lawyer with gaming giant Tabcorp.
Bolstering its corporate team in Australia, multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has nabbed a cross-border M&A specialist from DLA Piper.