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Judge says HelloFresh customers shouldn’t be cross-examined at trial
A judge has expressed concerns about plans to cross-examine consumer witnesses in the ACCC's subscriptions trap case against meal delivery companies HelloFresh and YouFoodz, saying they "shouldn't be put through that".
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Suit against Elevation 77 developer ‘cautionary tale’ about side deals: judge
The developer behind a Shellharbour mixed-use development has defeated a suit seeking to make him personally repay a company debt, in a dispute a judge called a “cautionary tale” about side deals.
Orica shotfirers win High Court fight over long service leave
The High Court has found that Orica shotfirers working at black coal mines are entitled to portable long service leave, overturning a Full Federal Court ruling that found they were not eligible under the coal industry scheme.
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Architect can plead proportionate liability in defects suit over Box Hill facility
An architecture firm can maintain its proportionate liability defence in a defects lawsuit over the construction of an aged care facility in Box Hill, with a judge finding it has an arguable case. 
FWC tosses claim by former Cisco senior lawyer
The Fair Work Commission has found that a former senior lawyer for Cisco was not forced to resign, despite protracted disputes with the company over his health, pay and position.
Rebel Wilson loses privilege claim over emails in suit by Deb producers
A judge has ordered actress Rebel Wilson to hand over emails in her legal dispute with the producers of her film directorial debut 'The Deb', after she was accused of concealing documents from the court. 
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Cremorne home owners awarded $1.25M over renovations
A builder has been ordered to pay owners of a Cremorne house $1.25 million in damages over defective renovations.
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Firmus secures OpenAI as anchor customer for Malaysian data centres
AI infrastructure company Firmus has secured OpenAI as an anchor customer, with the ChatGPT owner committing to AI compute capacity from two Malaysian Firmus sites as part of the multi-year partnership.
NBL wins stay of clubs’ case over revenue share deal
The National Basketball League has succeeded in staying preliminary discovery proceedings by the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne Phoenix basketball clubs, with a judge finding their licence agreement contained a broad dispute resolution clause.
Melbourne Uni loses challenge to professor’s reinstatement
The University of Melbourne has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to reinstate an academic who was sacked for allegedly harassing a female colleague.