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Applicant may press restart in Sony Playstation class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-04 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Sony alleging it used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store will likely need to make “substantial” changes to its case, a court has heard. 

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Jetstar claims ‘silver bullet’ against COVID-19 flight credits class action
Class Actions 2025-08-01 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Jetstar is seeking an initial trial on an issue it claims will be a “silver bullet” against a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Uber win reversed on appeal in fight over $81M in payroll tax
Tax 2025-08-01 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW tax office has succeeded on appeal in its fight with Uber over five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with an appeals court finding that payments made to drivers are taxable.

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Judge won’t force sale of $23M Footscray logistics site
Real Estate 2025-08-04 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused to force the sale of a Footscray property used for logistics services, estimated to be worth $23 million, saying an agreement by the co-owners to sell it by a deadline could no longer be performed. 

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Sydney suburban gym wins $10 in appeal over lease with new owner
Real Estate 2025-08-04 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The operator of a gym previously inside a Bankstown RSL club has scored a partial win on appeal against its new landlord, but has only received nominal damages of $10. 

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X loses Full Court challenge to eSafety Commissioner infringement notice
Appeals 2025-07-31 10:53 am By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has thrown out X Corp’s legal challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to corporate predecessor Twitter over child exploitation material monitoring on its platform. 

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Charter Hall can respond to Pitt St developer’s reply evidence in $100M suit
Construction 2025-08-01 11:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed Charter Hall to respond to developer Pro-Invest’s expert evidence in a case claiming $100 million in damages for the lost opportunity to build a 26-storey hotel in the Sydney CBD. 

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PE firm Goldstone can’t appeal oppression ruling before damages
Financial Services 2025-07-31 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Private equity firm Goldstone has lost its bid to lodge an appeal before damages are determined, after a judge found  it invalidly terminated its managing director’s employment for standing in the way of a deal with her business partner’s son.

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Veolia wins draft conditions from EPA in fight over waste transfer station
Construction 2025-07-31 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A tribunal has ordered the EPA in Victoria to indicate what conditions it would impose on Veolia’s development application for a waste transfer station, which the regulator has opposed. 

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Google’s YouTube part of Albanese government’s social media ban
Social Media 2025-07-30 1:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Not cowed by threats of a legal challenge, the Albanese government has announced that it will be including Google’s YouTube in its world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16.

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