News Articles for Robert Mitchell

Andrew Forrest has scored a tactical win in his quest to grow melons and onions on Minderoo Station, with the Supreme Court ruling a refusal to grant consent was done so in error.

BHP Minerals has lost an appeal over a Supreme Court ruling relating to boundaries covered by mining leases for iron ore tenements in the Pilbara.

The court has dismissed property developer Luke Saraceni's appeal against Commonwealth Bank of Australia over the $500 million Raine Square project.

Bankrupt former Atrum Coal director Russell Moran has suffered another legal setback, losing an 11th-hour bid to appeal a $290,000 bill issued by failed company Minco Holdings.

A court has overturned a June 2020 ruling requiring Synergy to pay the owners of the Newgen Kwinana power station a fee for periods when the plant was in reserve.

Prosecutors have lost a bid for a retrial of Technip after alleged safety breaches in diving operations at Chevron's Wheatstone.

Luke Saraceni is set to launch an appeal in a bid to resume a $200 million claim against the Commonwealth Bank over the Raine Square project.

Lavan Legal has appointed Claire Petersen as a partner in its reconstruction, recovery and insolvency team.

Depute state solicitor Robert Mitchell SC has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, replacing former justice Christopher Pullin.