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Ex-Super Retail lawyer wants lid lifted on settlement for public defence
Super Retail Group's former top lawyer wants to lift a suppression order covering details of a settlement she says was reached after she was dismissed from the company.
Maurice Blackburn shuts out lawyers over industrial action
Law firm Maurice Blackburn is refusing to pay its lawyers over a planned partial work ban, practically shutting them out of work in a heated dispute over pay and reproductive leave.
Chiodo wins more time to answer Venice Marriott case after ASIC raid
Ex-Keystone director Paul Chiodo’s company has won more time to file a defence to a new suit by Keystone’s receivers over a failed transaction for the purchase a Marriott Hotel in Italy.
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‘Passion’ for high-end homes just puffery, but builder on hook for defects: judge
A judge has rejected a misleading conduct claim against a builder who professed his “passion” for building high-end homes to a client, but put the builder on the hook for over $1 million in damages for rectification works.
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‘Significant intrusion in panorama of views’: VCAT rejects Mount Martha development
A judge has rescinded a permit granted for a residential development in Mount Martha, after finding that a better design could net panoramic views without wrecking the views of another house on the street.
Bayer class action wants to know bill for failed case before deciding on appeal
The plaintiff in an unsuccessful class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device wants to see whether she can avoid paying costs in the case before deciding on whether to appeal the loss.
ACCC issues warning as clock ticks on new merger review process
The ACCC has issued guidance on the transition to its new mandatory merger control regime, warning businesses to make requests for informal reviews under the old regime soon or risk running out of time.
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New building watchdog will have ‘tough powers’ to order fixes for dodgy work
Victoria will create a new building watchdog with “tough new enforcement powers to fix dodgy work”, including taking disciplinary action against builders and ordering that defects be rectified.
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Developer whose plans were upended by Suburban Rail Loop sues lender
A developer wants declarations that it is not on the hook for $2 million in fees related to a debt facility for a Highett apartment project that was upended by a compulsory acquisition for the Suburban Rail Loop.
Barrister’s conduct in spat with solicitor ‘unreasonable’: judge
A judge has made a lump sum costs order against a Sydney barrister in his long running dispute with a solicitor over a $320,000 bill, saying for a second time that his conduct in filing reams of material over the issue of costs was unreasonable.