The High Court of Australia has ruled in favour of a Western Australia (WA) law that specifically prevents mining billionaire, Clive Palmer, from suing the state, sparking anger from legal community members. Palmer’s Mineralogy company had pursued WA for around $30 billion in damages over a 2012 mining dispute. However, due to concerns of overwhelming financial harm, the WA government took two days to enact the “Mineralogy Act”—an unprecedented legislation that effectively terminated any damages Palmer sought, prompting Palmer to escalate the matter to the High Court. Emeritus professor of law at The University of Queensland, Gabriël Moens, said the outcome went against the fundamental rules of law. “It’s an abuse of legislative power—there’s no doubt about that,” Moens told The Epoch Times on Oct. 13. “If the government or a parliament adopts a law, a law must be generally applicable—but not used for the purpose of punishing or penalizing …