Latest Legal Proceedings News

Port of Tauranga’s Stella Passage development has been hit by an appeal and a judicial review application from tangata whenua parties. The port says the project remains urgent and will seek the earliest possible court hearing, but has disclosed no estimate of the legal or financial impact.

Booster has secured a further $7.4 million capital commitment for the Booster Innovation Fund, taking total committed and allocated capital above $23 million. The funding announcement arrives alongside disclosure of civil proceedings by New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority and a new independent director.

European Lithium reported a A$930.6 million FY2026 profit, but the headline result was dominated by a A$1.276 billion accounting gain after losing control of Critical Metals Corp. The company now heads towards an October vote on a merger that would fold its cash, CRML stake and mineral assets into a single NASDAQ-listed group.

Forrestania Resources has lifted the higher-confidence portion of its Lady Ada and Lady Magdalene gold resource by 43%, even as total contained ounces fall 4% to 285,700 ounces. The update strengthens the development case, but most of the resource remains Inferred and the tenements are subject to ongoing legal proceedings.

Cochlear is defending a class action filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria over its FY26 underlying net profit forecast. The claim covers investors who acquired interests in Cochlear shares between 15 August 2025 and 21 April 2026.

Dateline Resources has gained a powerful ally in its bid to restart the Colosseum project, with the US Government asking a federal court to suspend the injunction blocking operations. A Department of War declaration argues the California rare earth project serves US economic and national security interests, but the stay remains undecided.

The NSW Independent Casino Commission will keep The Star Sydney’s casino licence suspended, with manager Nick Weeks extended until 30 June 2027. The regulator cited unresolved governance, leadership and culture issues, recent allegations and pending AUSTRAC civil proceedings.

Ovanti’s Malaysian subsidiary iSentric has secured a RM5.17 million High Court judgment, worth about A$1.78 million, against two companies tied to historical transactions. The company is also preparing further claims against former directors, officers and auditors, with estimated outstanding claims of up to A$20 million, although no recovery is guaranteed.

WCM Global Growth has secured full underwriting for its $6.5 million Dividend Reinvestment Plan tied to a fully franked 2.35 cents per share final dividend. The issue price is due on 22 September, with the new shares scheduled for issue eight days later.

Dateline Resources has filed a US court motion seeking to suspend the injunction blocking work at its Colosseum Gold and Rare Earth Project in California. The application opens a route towards resumed operations, but does not itself lift the court order.

Livium’s insurer has settled five claims linked to the 2019 Envirostream fire, leaving the battery recycler with no remaining fire-related provision and no settlement cash outflow. The accounting benefit arrives in FY27, after a modest additional expense in FY26.

Pengana International Equities has settled Supreme Court proceedings and agreed steps aimed at ending a related Takeovers Panel application, clearing a path for its buy-back and strategic reset. Antipodes will manage the portfolio under a new Board led by interim chairman Frank Gooch after the transaction.