Top Australian court will hear Mayfield's antitrust case against NSW Ports

By James Panichi ( August 7, 2025, 07:06 GMT | Insight) -- Mayfield Development has succeeded in its push to have Australia’s highest federal court review a finding that three port operators in the eastern state of New South Wales enjoyed “derivative” immunity from antitrust laws because of their links to the state government. In a one-sentence decision, six High Court of Australia judges today indicated that the contested notion of “derivative Crown immunity” would be examined, allowing Mayfield to clear the first hurdle in the two-step appeals process.Mayfield Development has succeeded in its push to have Australia’s highest federal court review a finding that three port operators in the eastern state of New South Wales enjoyed “derivative” immunity from antitrust laws because of their links to the state government....

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Top Australian court will hear Mayfield's antitrust case against NSW Ports

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