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GHD flags cross-claims in Hunter Valley bus crash class action
Engineering firm GHD Australia, which has recently been joined to a class action over a bus crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers, has flagged bringing its own cross-claims.
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Judge vacates trial in $27M suit over defects in Liverpool residential development
A judge has vacated an upcoming trial in a $27 million lawsuit against a unit of Coronation Property over alleged defects in a Liverpool high-rise.
Novo director breached duty to prevent insolvent trading, court finds
A judge has found a director of defunct IT company Novo breached his duty to prevent the company from trading while insolvent, but has stopped short of ordering damages, or making findings he breached other duties.
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Parkview reaches settlement in Australia Towers cladding case
Parkview Constructions has reached a settlement in an owners corporation’s lawsuit over allegedly combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park.
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Trial in Australia Towers cladding case delayed as Parkview nears settlement
The owners corporation suing Parkview Construction over alleged combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park is “hopeful” of a settlement being reached, a court has heard on the eve of trial.
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Judge shuts down Parkview’s tweak to cross-claims in Australia Towers cladding suit
A judge has rejected Parkview Constructions' bid to tweak its cross-claims in a lawsuit over alleged combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park. 
High Court to hear case to revive Sydney light rail class action
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on when uncommon use of land amounts to a nuisance in a class action by small business owners over Sydney's light rail construction.
Sydney light rail class action pulls up to the High Court
The High Court has been asked to revive a class action over Sydney's light rail construction and weigh in on whether litigation funders can claim their commissions as damages.
Sydney light rail class action thrown out on appeal
An appeals court has dismissed a class action on behalf of small businesses over alleged nuisance caused by the construction of Sydney’s $3 billion light rail network. 
Judge slashes plaintiffs’ costs in Sydney light rail class action
A judge has ordered Transport for NSW to only pay 65 per cent of the costs of a class action over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail construction, finding it was not inappropriate to apportion costs even though the plaintiffs were largely successful.