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Allianz’s $170M class action settlement OK’d, law firms to pocket $42.5M
Class Actions 2025-04-02 9:56 am By Christine Caulfield

A court has approved a $170 million settlement in a class action against Allianz, and has signed off on an order that gives the firms behind the case 25 per cent of the deal.

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Transport for NSW can’t get High Court to clarify scope of land acquisition law
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-03 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has refused special leave to Transport for NSW to weigh in on a dispute over the value of land acquired near the Western Sydney Airport.

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Hutchinson didn’t reach anti-competitive agreement with CFMEU: High Court
Construction 2025-04-02 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has found builder J Hutchinson did not arrive at an anti-competitive understanding with the CFMEU to boycott a subcontractor merely by succumbing to the threat of industrial action.

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ASIC, Reserve Bank have ‘deep concerns’ about ASX after CHESS outage
Securities 2025-03-31 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

ASX’s management of operational risk that led to December’s CHESS settlement outage has the corporate regulator and the Reserve Bank “increasingly concerned” and “deeply disappointed”.

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Super funds slammed for ‘unacceptable’ handling of death benefit claims
Financial Services 2025-03-31 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has caned the super fund industry for its poor handling of death benefit claims it said had “devastating impacts” on members’ grieving relatives.

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New Century’s ex-directors win legal privilege spat in royalty dispute
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-28 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former directors of New Century have won a dispute over a due diligence report prepared by Gilbert + Tobin in their litigation centred on royalty payments from a zinc mine in north-west Queensland.

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Major data breach hits NSW courts portal, thousands of files downloaded
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-03-26 11:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Cybercrime detectives are probing a major data breach of the NSW online court system, which exposed thousands of sensitive court files.

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PDG unveils plans for luxury Southbank tower at Queens Bridge
Construction 2025-03-27 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Property developer PDG has unveiled plans for a luxury tower to be built at the site of the Queens Bridge Hotel in Melbourne’s Southbank.

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Non-compete clauses to get ax for employees earning under $175,000
Policy and Regulation 2025-03-25 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government will ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts for workers earning salaries under the high-income threshold, saying the clauses were dragging down wages.

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Lawyer accused of attempted blackmail wins round against Canberra firm
Business of Law 2025-03-25 4:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawyer accused of trying to blackmail personal injury firm Maliganis Edwards Johnson has won a challenge to an injunction, with a judge finding the blackmail allegation was more nuanced than conveyed by the Canberra firm. 

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