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Australian Mining Bulletin, September 2024
The September edition of the HFW Australian Mining Bulletin, covering cover recent case law developments of interest to the Australian mining industry
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Mark it essential – failure to meet minimum expenditure requirements INSUFFICENT for right to terminate
The Western Australia Court of Appeal has found that a tenement manager's failure to meet contractual expenditure requirements did not constitute …
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No gold for second place: priority provisions apply to conversion of special gold prospecting licence
In Anthony Gerald Pilkington v Kurnalpi Gold Pty Ltd [2024] WAMW 27, an exploration licence holder's "first in time" application for a mining lease ..
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Recent Developments of Note
Discover recent developments of note within our Australian Mining Bulletin September edition
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It’s all in the numbers: UNSUCCESSFUL challenge to coal mine extension approvals on environmental grounds
The decision in Environment Council of Central Queensland Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water [2024] FCAFC 56 is an example of climate …
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Not all or nothing: WA Court of Appeal confirms joint venture interest earned by deemed contribution
The Western Australia Court of Appeal grappled with questions of contractual interpretation in Vango Mining Limited v Zuleika Gold Limited formerly ..
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Commodities case update 17th edition: September 2024
Read our seventeenth edition of the Commodities Case Update, summarising 12 key recent cases relevant to the commodities sector.
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Electronic Commerce: a UK Perspective
On 26 July 2024, the UK and 90 other member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) published an advanced draft text of …
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Indonesia: Changes to supervision of partnership disputes
Indonesia's Business Competition Supervisory Commission recently enacted a new regulation changing the way it manages disputes …
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Ports concessions: To renew or retender, that is the question
We saw a wave of port privatisation in the nineties and noughties. Governments were looking for funds to develop …
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National Security and Investment Act 2021: Two and a half years on
In this briefing, we review the impact of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 around two and a half years on …
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Proportionate liability regime applies to arbitrations in Australia
Australia's proportionate liability regime enables a judicial body to apportion liability across multiple wrongdoers to a dispute, such that each …
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