Mark Beyer

The effectiveness of the State Administrative Tribunal as a cost-effective judicial forum could be eroded if government agencies appealed all adverse decisions to the Supreme Court, lawyers have told WA Business News.

Australia’s longest civil trial is scheduled to sit for a further four months after reaching an unprecedented 400 sitting days in early May.

Engineering company Tenix Group is standing by its belief that a canal from the Kimberley is a viable water supply option for Perth, despite an independent review panel finding this was an expensive and risky concept.

Most people know of Pacman as an early computer game, but for takeover lawyers the term has been applied to the unusual circumstances surrounding the battle between Alinta and The Australian Gas Light Company.

When Western Power formally split into four separate businesses on April 1, it marked the end of a long-established reform plan by the state government.

The rapid expansion of Western Australia’s iron ore industry and the emergence of several aspiring producers have prompted the negotiation of an increasing number of joint venture agreements.

The state government has endorsed the findings of an independent review panel which found that transporting water from the Kimberley to Perth would be too costly and fraught with technical and environmental problems.

Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has defended management of the New MetroRail project despite announcing another cost increase and delays in completion.

A new producer in Western Australia’s caravan industry, Henderson-based Trailcraft, is making rapid inroads into the sector, which has traditionally been dominated by Fleetwood subsidiary, Coromal Caravans.