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CFMEU challenge to administration fails at High Court
High Court 2025-06-18 11:49 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has rebuffed the CFMEU’s constitutional challenge to legislation used to facilitate its takeover by the federal government, rejecting an argument that the laws were enacted with the illegitimate aim of suppressing the union’s political activities.

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GM can’t get indemnity costs through ‘back door’ in car dealer class action
Class Actions 2025-06-18 11:06 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected GM’s “back door” bid for indemnity costs from the lead applicant in a failed class action over its decision to retire the Holden brand because each group member had rejected a settlement offer before the case commenced.

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Developer Universal can’t resist payment claim after failure to serve schedule
Construction 2025-06-19 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has ruled against developer Universal, which resisted a payment claim under the SOP Act, saying it couldn’t raise a defence pointing to the contract after failing to serve a payment schedule.

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Blue Sky founder can drop class action claims against Gadens, Nine
Class Actions 2025-06-17 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action alleging a conspiracy against collapsed investment fund Blue Sky continues to be whittled down, with a court giving the firm’s founder the green light to drop claims against a handful of defendants, including law firm Gadens and AFR publisher Nine.

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High Court finds CFMEU administration not an unjust acquisition of property
Construction 2025-06-18 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has rebuffed the CFMEU’s constitutional challenge to legislation used to facilitate its takeover by the federal government, rejecting an argument that the laws amounted to an unjust acquisition of the union’s property. 

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Dubber sues auditors BDO over $26M in alleged missing funds
Professional Negligence 2025-06-17 2:53 pm By Sam Matthews

Software company Dubber has filed a negligence suit against its former auditors, BDO, over $26.6 million in alleged missing company funds and flagged further lawsuits as part of its recovery efforts.

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ACCC to review unsolicited sales practices amid calls for outright ban
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-17 2:00 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has launched a review into unsolicited sales practices in response to the first ‘super complaint’ from a consumer group, which says cold calling and similar practices should be banned.

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MinRes, Chris Ellison avoid class action’s early bid for ASIC, ATO docs
Class Actions 2025-06-13 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Mineral Resources and founder Chris Ellison have avoided a shareholder class action’s bid for early discovery of documents — including those produced to ASIC and the ATO — after Ellison argued it should wait until “numerous admissions” are made. The Phi Finney McDonald class action, filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria on 31 March,…

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Class action investigation underway into long day care
Class Actions 2025-06-13 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm has launched a class action investigation into the standard of care at child care centres across the country, following reports of widespread failures to meet legal standards in the increasingly privatised industry. 

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Mobil admits ACCC’s claim it misled consumers about fuel, says it lost money
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-13 9:02 am By Sam Matthews

Mobil Oil has admitted it misled consumers by falsely claiming it was selling a specific brand of fuel at Far North Queensland petrol stations, but cites the challenges of supplying the fuel to the region, which it says was a loss-making exercise. 

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