A last-ditch effort to stop the Australian government from revoking Russia’s rights to a new embassy has been quashed after the country’s High Court dismissed a legal challenge.
High Court of Australia Justice Jayne Jagot said on Monday that the Russian government’s arguments for holding onto the site were weak, and there was no legal foundation for granting an injunction.
The Russian Federation was seeking an injunction against legislation passed by the Australian government on June 15 revoking leased land near Parliament House in Canberra. The lease, granted in 2008, was meant to facilitate the building of a larger embassy than the current diplomatic mission….