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Worley class action can give its take on Full Court’s approach to loss in CBA case
Appeals 2025-06-03 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two months after reserving judgment, an appeals court has allowed the Worley class action to reopen the case to offer its take on the relevance of the Full Court’s ruling last month in the CBA class actions.

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No fowl: Queensland wind farm not inconsistent with treaties on birds, judge says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-05-22 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

An activist group has lost a challenge to the approval of a 69-turbine wind farm in North Queensland that it says ran afoul of international treaties to protect migratory birds, with a judge finding no grounds to review the decision.

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Software engineer resolves sex discrimination case against Xero
Employment 2025-05-19 2:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

An engineer who sued accounting software company Xero, alleging she was paid a lower salary than male colleagues, has resolved her case.

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Builder Watpac hit with $3.5M suit over Werribee sports centre leaks
Construction 2025-05-13 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Watpac faces a lawsuit by Wyndham City Council over alleged leaks from the roof of the redesigned Werribee Sports and Fitness Centre, which it says cost $3.5 million to fix.

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iSignthis, auditor Grant Thornton hit with class action
Class Actions 2025-04-23 1:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A shareholder class action has been lodged against iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton over the delisted fintech’s 2018 financial statements.

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Court tosses Builtcom’s challenge to $8.5M payment claim determination
Construction 2025-04-14 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Builtcom has lost a challenge to an adjudicator’s $8.5 million determination of a final payment claim under a contract with VSD Investments for construction of a 30-storey development in Sydney’s inner west.

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ACCC enforcement head Liza Carver leaves competition cop, to return to HSF
ACCC 2025-04-10 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

ACCC commissioner Liza Carver is leaving the regulator just three years into a five-year tenure, at a time of a noticeable drop in enforcement by the competition cop under Gina Cass-Gottlieb.

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Queensland energy class action can’t avoid defence costs pending appeal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-04-07 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

A failed class action against Queensland utilities Stanwell and CS Energy can’t delay payment of what might be in excess of $30 million in defence costs while it pursues an appeal, but has dodged a penalty for running a case the companies said was hopeless.

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Boral secures $24.5M to cut cement manufacturing emissions
Article 2025-03-28 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Building materials giant Boral has won a $24.5M grant to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from its cement clinker manufacturing.

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No costs against ACT official targeted in probe over Lendlease contract
Construction 2025-03-17 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

An ACT education department official has dodged a costs order in a case she brought — then dropped — over a corruption investigation into a contract awarded to building giant Lendlease.

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