Supreme Court of Western Australia

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.

Oil and gas company Inpex has failed in its bid to have separate trials over issues arising from the construction of $US45 billion Ichthys LNG plant project.

The state's Court of Appeal has dismissed former WA Labor candidate Tristan Cockman's application contesting a ruling relating to his unsuccessful preselection bid for the seat of Cowan.

A dispute over the estate of late BGC founder Len Buckeridge, believed to be worth more than $2.5 billion, has continued to play out in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ruled on what should be redacted from documents related to the legal proceedings between Mineral Resources and Destec.

Entities behind St George's Cathedral Precinct and the State Buildings have claimed the City of Perth failed to fix construction defects relating to the $580 million development.

The long-running legal row between Philip Cardaci and his brother's widow, Mae, has continued, with a Supreme Court judge describing the latest application as "objectively hopeless".

A contractor who lost a decade-long dispute over a $26 million contract on an iron ore project in the Mid West has launched legal action against the firm that represented it.

A subsidiary of Mineral Commodities has been prevented from exercising voting rights amid a legal dispute over Skaland Graphite, a Norwegian company it acquired for $12.9 million.

A dispute over Mineral Resources' plans to build a 125-kilometre private haul road running through the Shire of Ashburton has been escalated to Western Australia's Supreme Court.

Perth recruitment business GO2 Group has received a $3 million loan to continue its operations and potentially avoid layoffs after entering into voluntary administration.

A dispute over an allegedly toxic environment in a Wembley house built by Ventura Homes has escalated to the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

The state has dropped charges against a physiotherapist who was accused of involvement in WA's biggest public sector corruption scandal.

A WA Supreme Court judge has struck out some parts of Clive Palmer-owned Mineralogy’s pleas in an ongoing dispute with CITIC Limited, describing the claim as embarrassing.

Citic Pacific Mining Management has claimed a Perth recruitment company should foot the bill for a fire that allegedly destroyed a $2 million dump truck in 2017.

A property developer has launched legal action against the Public Transport Authority over a block of land in Midland that was compulsorily acquired for use in the Metronet project.

Administrators of Wiluna Mining Corporation have estimated the collapsed gold play owes $43.8 million to unsecured creditors, a court judgment shows.

Liquidators of Chris Marco’s property are seeking repayment from several people and a company they believe received funds from the unregistered investment scheme.

Clive Palmer and Mineralogy have succeeded their bid to update allegations against subsidiaries of CITIC Pacific Mining, which a Supreme Court judge has described as "grave in nature".

Fisheries Minister Don Punch has been taken to court over management measures introduced by the state government stipulating new rules for recreational, charter and commercial fishers.

Clive Palmer has had a minor win in a court fight against mining executive Shankar Madan, over royalties from Mineralogy’s Balmoral project.

The WA Supreme Court has dismissed claims that the voting process on the Gloucester Park land sale was breached but the trial has caused months of delay on the project.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ruled over a dispute on the $21.5 million sale of a Perth CBD site that was formerly earmarked for the first Holiday Inn Express in Australia.

Dozens of lawyers have filled a courtroom for the start of a legal showdown between descendants of mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright over billions of dollars in iron ore royalties.

Four Melbourne Demons directors, including an ex-Iluka Resources boss, have failed to recoup all legal costs from proceedings launched by former club president Glen Bartlett in a WA court.

Western Australia’s chief justice has lambasted the quarrel over legal costs in a court dispute between Peter Hood and Tom Henderson-backed MAK Water and its former staff.

A lawyer for Brittany Higgins' fiancé has started to counter WA Senator Linda Reynolds' defamation allegation, claiming it is "a drop in the ocean of publicity", during a court hearing.

The state's highest court has slammed Philip Cardaci in his failed bid to take back control the estate of his late brother Marc, reportedly worth more than $40 million.

Two experienced legal figures will join the Supreme Court bench in 2024, among a suite of appointments announced by Attorney General John Quigley this week.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Bree Maher, Iain Grandage, Alex Jones, Jean Shaw, Gail Archer, and Michael Gething.

District Court judge Terence 'Terry' Palmer will join the Supreme Court of Western Australia bench later this month.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Jo Wisdom, Rebecca Girdwood, Kerryl Bradshaw, Paul Criddle, Terence 'Terry' Palmer, Greg Hoskins and Kudzai Mtsambiwa.

Ventia-employed court security and custodial officers walked off the jobs this morning as part of strike action for better pay from the facility management giant.