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Macquarie’s car loan class action settlement wins court OK
Dion Fahey 2025-08-20 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has signed off on Macquarie Leasing’s settlement in one of three class actions against lenders over flexible commissions paid to car dealers.

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Offsetting case tossed in contract dispute over Hazelwood power plant
Construction 2025-08-21 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has rejected a bid by a Hazelwood power plant contractor to pursue an offsetting claim for an alleged breach of confidentiality in response to a $1.7 million demand from a subcontractor.

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Reject Shop class action appeals after judge bars retroactive amendments
Employment 2025-08-19 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicant in an employment class action against The Reject Shop is appealing a court decision that found it could amend the case and redefine the group members but not retroactively.

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‘Dangerous mirage’: Another lawyer referred to watchdog for AI-hallucinated cases
Business of Law 2025-08-18 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Another solicitor has been reported by a court to the legal watchdog and personally socked with costs for citing non-existent authorities generated by an artificial intelligence program.

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Transgrid contractor Elecnor appeals win for union over $3.6B EnergyConnect project
Construction 2025-08-19 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Transgrid contractor Elecnor is seeking to appeal a ruling that found it unlawfully denied the Electrical Trades Union access to 47 migrant workers on Australia’s largest transmission project.

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ASIC holds no ‘special position’ when it comes to indemnity costs for doomed cases: judge
ASIC 2025-08-14 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator should not be immune from the risk of special costs for actions doomed to fail, says a judge who flayed ASIC last month for bringing a case against TerraCom directors it should have known was a dud.

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Salta sells off 50% stake in Melbourne’s Preston Market to Medlich
Real Estate 2025-08-15 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Property group Salta has shed its 50 per cent interest in Preston Market to long-standing co-owner Medlich as part of a strategy to expand its build-to-rent business.

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Builder has no separate right to compensation for Brisbane rail land grab, court says
Article 2025-08-15 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Queensland construction company that bought land following its resumption by a state government agency is not entitled to be compensated for the land grab, a court has found.

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Mapletree sells off Woolworths-backed Victorian logistics hub for $60M
Article 2025-08-15 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate investor Mapletree Logistics Trust has sold its logistics facility in Victoria’s Wodonga  for $60 million, saying the hub was no longer in line with its investment strategy.

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NAB hit with $15.5M penalty for mishandling financial hardship requests
Financial Services 2025-08-13 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

National Australia Bank and its home loan lender subsidiary have been ordered to pay a $15.5 million penalty after admitting to mishandling hundreds of customer hardship applications.

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