Bravus, formerly Adani, narrows long-running lawsuit against activist Ben Pennings

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Mining company drops claim Pennings illegally accessed secret information in latest shift of delay-ridden three-year case

“Adani firstly dropped the massive damages claim it used in their second attempt to raid my family home. Now they’ve dumped the conspiracy claim that I’ve accessed their secret information, despiteA spokesperson for Bravus mining and resources said the company has not changed the purpose of its lawsuit.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup He said the company wants to “enforce our rights to carry out our lawful business and the rights of every Australian to go to work and earn a living free of intimidation and harassment”. “Mr Pennings has been either wholly unsuccessful or largely unsuccessful at every stage of these proceedings and he has been the one to constantly delay this case going to trial by making legal disclosure requests that were so frivolous the supreme court has awarded numerous and significant costs orders against him.”

The case is already three years old but is still yet to have a date for a trial, and both sides accuse the other of causing delay. The parties will return to court on Monday for a directions hearing.

 

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