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• La Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation definisce «insoddisfacente» la sentenza della corte federale relativa all'operazione di minerale di ferro Solomon Hub del gigante minerario • I proprietari tradizionali Yindjibarndi stanno valutando un ricorso contro il risarcimento record di 150 milioni di dollari stabilito dalla corte federale, affermando che è «insoddisfacente» e che non coprirà le perdite culturali e finanziarie subite da quando Fortescue ha iniziato a scavare nelle loro terre. • Martedì, la società mineraria Fortescue è stata ordinata dalla corte federale di pagare un risarcimento ai proprietari tradizionali Yindjibarndi per le perdite culturali causate dalla sua miniera di minerale di ferro Solomon Hub, del valore di miliardi di dollari, più 100.000 dollari per le perdite economiche: il più grande risarcimento nella storia del native title.

• Una sentenza di una corte d'appello federale ha annullato l'ingiunzione di un giudice distrettuale, consentendo all'amministrazione di trattenere determinate sovvenzioni precedentemente destinate al ripristino. • La decisione influisce sui finanziamenti di molteplici programmi, colpendo gli stati e le organizzazioni non profit che dipendono dal sostegno federale. • La sentenza rafforza l'autorità dell'esecutivo in materia di spesa, rischiando di stabilire un precedente per future dispute politiche.

Rajiv Menon KC è stato accusato di aver violato le direttive del giudice con l'arringa finale nel processo a sei attivisti

• The Trump administration filed an appeal Wednesday evening against a Massachusetts federal judge's March 16 ruling that blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of the nation's childhood vaccine schedule. • Judge Brian Murphy had ruled that Kennedy replaced the CDC's vaccine advisory committee "unlawfully" and placed any decisions made by the committee on hold. • The appeal signals the administration's intention to proceed with restructuring the vaccine advisory process despite legal challenges to its authority.

Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimesThe Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019 has been prevented from appealing against his guilty pleas, after one of New Zealand’s highest courts said his bid was “utterly devoid of merit”.Brenton Tarrant, who is responsible for the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history, asked the court of appeal in February to allow him to appeal against his guilty pleas, claiming harsh prison conditions had affected his mental health and compelled him to admit to the crimes. Continue reading...

The Seoul High Court found Kim Keon Hee guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive ... trading act constituting market manipulation".

Home secretary is challenging high court decision that PA’s proscription interfered with freedom of speechThe ban on Palestine Action has created a “culture of fear” among those campaigning for Palestinian rights and judges were right to deem it unlawful, the court of appeal has heard.Shabana Mahmood is challenging the high court’s decision in February that Palestine Action’s proscription, the first of a direct action protest group, represented a “very significant interference” with the rights to freedom of speech and assembly. It also found that the ban, which remains in place pending the appeal, was a breach of the home secretary’s own policy on proscription. Continue reading...

HMRC confirms it will fight London tax tribunal’s finding that it has been overcharging for years under the lawEV charging shake-up looks to help UK households solve off-street parking problemThe UK’s tax authorities have decided to fight against a ruling that would cut VAT across all public electric car chargers, despite a judge finding they have been overcharging for years under the law.Charge My Street, a not-for-profit charging company, last month argued successfully that VAT should have been charged at 5%, rather than 20%, in a case at a London tax tribunal that could have a significant impact on electric car drivers’ costs. HM Revenue and Customs on Tuesday confirmed it will appeal against the ruling. Continue reading...