HWL Ebsworth is delighted to announce that a team led by Sean Houthuysen advised Russian miner Nornickel on the sale of its interest in the Honeymoon Well Project to BHP Nickel West. The sale will complete Nornickel’s exit from its Australian mining investments as part of its strategic pivot towards Tier 1 Russian assets. It also provides an exciting opportunity for BHP Nickel West to bring a new greenfield project into development.

For more information on the deal please click here and here.

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HWL Ebsworth is the largest legal partnership in Australia according to the most recent partnership surveys published by The Australian and the Australian Financial Review.

The firm comprises 1,412 staff including: 270 Partners, 799 other legal staff and 343 support staff across offices in nine locations – Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Hobart, Norwest (North West Sydney), Perth and Sydney.

HWL Ebsworth is an independent, nationally integrated, full service commercial law firm, providing tailored and commercially oriented legal services.

HWL Ebsworth operates a different business model to the other leading national law practices, and this allows us to offer unrivalled value for money without compromising quality and service. Our low ratio of solicitors to partners ensures that our clients receive optimal access to partner resources for all matters.

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Russell Mailler, National Marketing Manager (03) 8644 3569 or rmailler@hwle.com.au