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Law firm left ‘boxing at shadows’ ahead of Hyundai, Kia class action fight
Class Actions 2025-04-11 4:00 pm By Sam Matthews

Applicants in class actions against Hyundai and Kia have complained they are being left in the dark about whether a competing set of cases will amend their pleadings ahead of next month’s law firm carriage fight.

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High Court to hear designer’s trade mark fight with Katy Perry
Intellectual Property 2025-04-11 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to hear an Australian fashion designer’s appeal in a long-running trade mark dispute with pop star Katy Perry.

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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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Owners of Seasons of Perth hotel lose round in fight with builder over security
Construction 2025-04-14 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hotel construction company Reward Group has secured a win in a dispute with the owners of the Seasons of Perth Hotel over progress payment claims, with a judge finding an adjudicator did not err in ordering the release of performance bonds, but more questions over the release of the bonds remain on foot.

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Developer wins docs from council in spat over Paddington boarding house reno
Construction 2025-04-14 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Sydney City Council has been ordered by a court to produce documents in a legal battle with a property developer seeking to convert a Paddington boarding house into luxury residences.

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WestConnex class action applicants defeat funder’s latest appeal
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-14 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

The funder behind a class action against Transport for NSW over the $16 billion WestConnex project has lost another appeal in its ongoing spat with the lead applicants.

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Judge allows tweak to ratings suit against S&P ahead of trial
Securities 2025-04-11 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicant in a suit against S&P over alleged defective ratings can tweak its pleadings ahead of a June trial, with a judge rejecting S&P’s argument the changes introduce a new case.

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Lawyer sacked for allegedly chucking a sickie not unfairly dismissed: FWC
Employment 2025-04-11 11:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A lawyer who was fired for allegedly chucking a sickie to watch the AFL Gather Round games in Adelaide was not unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Trial pushed off in sprawling litigation over Greensill collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-04-10 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has agreed to delay a trial by five months in a group of cases over supply chain finance company Greensill’s $1.7 billion collapse, over the vehement protests of the firm’s administrator.

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Judge wants more than ‘bland’ claim of defects in Hyundai, Kia class actions
Class Actions 2025-04-10 1:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Class actions against Hyundai and Kia say they need a third round of document discovery, two years into the cases, but a judge has said the applicants should first detail the alleged engine defects at issue.

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