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Decommissioning in Focus: The Northern Endeavour Tow to Singapore

By: Naraya Lamart and Ollie van der Zee As part of our decommissioning series, we took a macro view of the obligations on stakeholders Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Cth) (2006 Act) and the different kinds of contracts involved in topside and substructure removal and onshore recycling. Many in the industry will be aware that the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Vessel, Northern Endeavour, left the ...

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Landmark case found against the EPL claimant seeking $55M for the dismissal ruining his life

By: Rosemary Marando and Caitilin Watson Roohizadegan v Technology One Ltd (No 6) [2025] FCA 1619 At a glance The Federal Court has overturned a previous $5.2M ruling, dismissing Mr Roohizadegan’s General Protections claim after a six‑year litigation battle. The Court found the dismissal was due to performance, not disability, alleged workplace rights, or incentive entitlements. The decision is expected to influence future General Protections claims, reducing speculative filings and resetting ...

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Meet the Team Expanding Our Cyber and Financial Lines Practice in Singapore

We are delighted to welcome Pippa Austin, Amanda Tai and Melissa Er to Wotton Kearney’s Singapore office. Pippa first joined WK’s Financial Lines team in Sydney in 2017 and returned earlier this year with Melissa and Amanda to expand the firm’s cyber incident response and financial lines coverage offering across Southeast Asia. The team brings deep experience acting for both Singapore-based and international (re)insurers, advising on major cyber events, privacy ...

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