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Federal Court of Australia Rules That the Government Owes Duty of Care to Australian Youth on Climate Change

The Situation: In a landmark judgment, on 27 May 2021, the Federal Court of Australia ruled in Sharma v Minister for the Environment [2021] FCA 560 (Sharma) that, when deciding whether or not to grant approval to a coal mine...more

6/14/2021 / Australia , Carbon Emissions , Climate Change , Duty of Care , Environmental Policies , EPBC Act

Class Action Suit Filed in Australia Opposes Coal Expansion Project on Behalf of Global Youth

On September 8, 2020, the law firm Equity Generation Lawyers filed a class action on behalf of young people globally, seeking an injunction to restrain the Australian Government's Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley,...more

11/13/2020 / Australia , Carbon Emissions , Class Action , Climate Change , Coal Industry , Coal Mines , Corporate Counsel , Duty of Care , Environmental Policies , Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Federal Court of Australia Finds Liquidator's Breach of Duty Claim Against Directors of Holding Company Valid

The Situation: The question in Termite Resources NL (in liq) v Meadows, in the matter of Termite Resources NL (in liq) (No 2) [2019] FCA 354 was whether, in circumstances where the strategic, managerial and major operational...more

8/20/2019 / Australia , Board of Directors , Breach of Duty , Distribution Rules , Duty of Care , Holding Companies , Liquidation , Shareholders' Agreements , The Corporations Act

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