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Monadelphous wins bid to revive evidence in $2.6M suit over barge corrosion
Monadelphous has won the post-trial reversal of a ruling that excluded some of its evidence in a $2.6 million dispute over alleged corrosion damage to a marine barge.
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Dexus sells Brisbane building that’s home to HSF Kramer, Allens for $700M
Dexus has sold a premium Brisbane office building whose tenants include HSF Kramer and Allens to US investment management firm Barings for $700 million. 
Commonwealth resolves Fiona Brown suit over Higgins investigation
The Commonwealth has resolved a lawsuit brought by Brittany Higgins’ former manager, Fiona Brown, alleging the government failed to support her after Higgins rape allegations became public. 
CBRE settles with employee who said he was falsely accused of killing rabbit
CBRE has settled a lawsuit by an employee who alleged he was forced to continue working with a manager who falsely accused him of killing his rabbit. 
ASIC slams banks’ mortgage offset account failures
ASIC has found that customers have not been receiving the promised benefits of mortgage offset accounts and have been unknowingly paying more interest than they should have, with banks already paying out $55 million in compensation.
Cottle family group units bring $280M negligence suit against Nexia, PwC
Several entitles in the Cottle family group, which owns construction company FDC Construction & Fitout, have won more time to serve a $280 million negligence suit on accounting firms Nexia and PricewaterhouseCoopers over more than two decades of tax and financial advice.
Origin Energy says data of 900K customers accessed in cyberattack
The information of 900,000 current and former Origin Energy customers was accessed during a recent cyberattack, the company has revealed.
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Melton shopping mall fails in fight over scrapped $30M land purchase
The site owner of a proposed shopping centre in Melton must return $1.5 million to a defunct developer that allegedly breached a $30 million land sale contract, an appeals court has found.
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Judge won’t allow Forte’s new defence in $6.3M case by iProsperity liquidators
A judge has rejected Forte Construction's bid to overhaul its defence to $6.3 million in claims by the liquidators of collapsed real estate fund manager iProsperity, saying the company had shown "contumelious disregard" for the court's earlier orders.
Court approves $18.1M settlement in Sydney Trains class action
A judge has approved an $18.1 million settlement in an underpayments class action against Sydney Trains, with $2 million to be deducted for legal costs.