Regulation

The Perth Casino Royal Commission has delivered its interim report, but whether the report will see the light of day remains unclear.

The issue and sale of shares by Leederville-based Apple retailer Story-I has been found to be acceptable by the the state’s Supreme Court.

Mineral Commodities is facing a second lawsuit at the hands of its former boss Mark Caruso, just months after his 20-year reign ended in his sacking.

The state’s construction union has voiced its disappointment over the government’s failure to include cascading statutory trusts in its Security of Payment Bill.

Worksafe has launched legal action against construction contractor Salini Australia after an explosion at the Forrestfield Airport Link site left an employee with a traumatic brain injury.

Architecture firm HHA Architects has been placed into liquidation at the hands of property developer Norman Carey, after he won a court case to safeguard its insurance.

Australian agricultural and forestry company Pentarch is suing businessman Desmond Blechynden over allegations that he failed to declare conflicts of interest and gifts.

Australia's banking watchdog has written to the nation's banks, warning there are signs of some increased risk-taking as homebuyers rush to secure loans in a heated housing market.

Laws to ban serious criminals from accessing secure areas at airports and seaports have passed both houses of parliament.

Australia's lowest-paid workers will receive a bigger pay rise than last year after the industrial umpire decided on an $18.80-a-week wage increase.

Austal has lowered its full-year earnings and revenue targets, due to delays in construction as well as expected costs associated with a recent claim against the Henderson-based shipbuilder.

Clive Palmer's $30 billion battle with the state of Western Australia might finally be resolved when the two parties return to the High Court.

SR International Agencies has launched legal action against Peard Real Estate Group founder Peter Peard over an alleged shareholder agreement breach it claims cost it almost $1 million.

A judge has approved a $1.2 billion settlement between robodebt victims and the federal government while blasting the scheme for being a "shameful chapter" in public administration.

ASIC has permanently banned Kim Hanson over the alleged misuse of $3 million of trust funds and confirmed it is continuing to investigate Australian Reliance Group.

Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan have been ordered to meet "face-to-face" in a bid to resolve the mining magnate's defamation case against the premier.

Austal and former chief executive David Singleton are facing legal action over an alleged failure to properly disclose a change in the company’s earnings guidance in 2016.

Businessman John Caratti has lost his bid to challenge an $800,000 legal bill, with the state’s Supreme Court siding with his former barrister.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended that Covalent Lithium’s planned lithium refinery at Kwinana - the third in WA - should proceed.

The Supreme Court has thwarted an attempt by Clive Palmer’s mining company, Mineralogy, to halt a long-running court action with Sino Iron over a proposed mine expansion.

Emergency services crews converged on the construction site of the Karrinyup Shopping Centre redevelopment this morning after a young worker fell from a ladder on the third floor.

The first phase of evidence has concluded in a royal commission into Crown Perth, with the focus on the regulation of gambling in Western Australia.

Creditors have given administrators the green light to delve into the affairs of embattled construction giant Pindan Group, with an investigation of whether there was any insolvent trading.

The state government has pushed go on further reform, including changes to planning in local governments and encouraging more community participation.

ASIC is in line for a new program designed to stop it imposing too many fees across the economy.

Australia Post has stopped short of apologising to former chief executive Christine Holgate or heeding calls for the organisation's chairman to resign.

The owner of Forrest Chase has launched legal action against the City of Perth, seeking a court order which would force the vacation and demolition of Bocelli's Espresso in Forrest Place.

Clive Palmer’s mining company Mineralogy is suing Sino Iron and Korean Steel over an alleged $27.3 million debt stemming from a 15-year-old mining lease agreement.

Financial regulator ASIC is taking wealth manager AMP to court for selling life insurance to dead people – one of the controversies from the banking royal commission.

The director of an Esperance shed company is expected to serve eight months behind bars over the death of an employee, making him the first person to be jailed in WA under workplace safety laws.

A parliamentary committee report looking at the circumstances surrounding the decision to stand down former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate has been delayed.

A battle is brewing at one of the state’s largest cattle production companies, with Yeeda Group’s Fitzroy River Limited launching legal action against major shareholder Beachline.