French firm Pernod Ricard has withdrawn its court challenge against India's $314 million tax demand for allegedly undervaluing Scotch whisky imports, marking a new twist in a four-year investigation.
The Albanese government's approval of Woodside's North West Shelf gas project extension in Western Australia faces a federal court challenge from conservation groups, testing Australia's environment law and international climate obligations.
Apple's court challenge against the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been rejected by the European court of justice. The ruling requires Apple to allow interoperability with its app stores and refrain from favoring its own services, upholding the DMA's gatekeeper designation.
Campaigners lost High Court challenges against Gatwick Airport's expansion plan, which aims to increase flights from 280,000 to 389,000 annually. The court ruled the expansion would not materially impact net zero targets.
A record fine had been issued by the Office for Students over the university's trans and non-binary inclusion policy.
Privacy campaigners have lost a High Court challenge aimed at limiting the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology. Shaun Thompson and Silkie Carlo of Big Brother Watch argued the technology breaches human rights and privacy law, but the court rejected their claims in a 74-page ruling. Thompson, who was misidentified by the technology in February 2024, intends to appeal. The Met Police will continue using the technology, with plans to expand from 10 to 50 vans across England and Wales.
A group of 500 Welsh farmers have filed a landmark High Court claim against green energy developer Green Gen Cymru, alleging unlawful entry to private land, intimidation, and biosecurity violations during planning of a 125-mile pylon route across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Powys. The case, brought by Justice for Wales and the Welsh Countryside Charity, challenges the legality of section 172 notices used to access land before compulsory purchase orders. The lead claimant alleges agents walked through a protected otter habitat and farmers fear losing their land and homes.
