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Lendlease’s $500M One Darling Point development wins fast-track approval
Lendlease's $500 million residential project in Sydney's eastern suburbs known as One Darling Point has secured development approval from the NSW government in just five months.
Law firm drops competing Coles, Woolworths class actions over discounts
One of two law firms running competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts has bowed out, leaving its rival to pursue the cases for consumers.
Class action seeks to intervene in ASIC’s suit against RAMS
Former franchisees involved in a class action against RAMS are seeking to intervene in ASIC civil penalty proceedings against the defunct Westpac subsidiary.
iPhone class action against Apple dropped
A judge has approved a bid to discontinue a class action against Apple over updates that allegedly “throttled” the performance of iPhones, after the lawyers running the case failed to secure litigation funding.
Lawyer for Super Retail employees showed PowerPoint on damage of publicity, court told
A lawyer acting for two senior Super Retail Group employees presented a PowerPoint to solicitors for the company on the damage to its share price if his clients' allegations went public, court filings say.
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Jones Day nabs real estate pro from Clayton Utz
Jones Day has lured a real estate expert from Clayton Utz to join its Brisbane office as a partner.
GM says class action ‘fishing’ for unknown design flaw in Holden cars
General Motors has moved to strike-out a class action over allegedly faulty transmission systems in Holden cars, arguing the plaintiff needs to plead the alleged design flaw with specificity, not just by reference to symptoms.
Banksia mastermind to pay $10M to group members, despite $70M in assets
Entities linked to the late solicitor Mark Elliott are set to pay $10 million to settle claims by Banksia class action members, despite a related company owning $70 million on trust, a court has heard. 
Aristocrat group members shouldn’t be probed on problem gambling before mediation, court told
A class action over allegedly illegal ‘social casino’ apps is fighting gaming giant Aristocrat’s bid to question group members about whether they are problem gamblers ahead of mediation, arguing the "unfair" exercise could invite vulnerable members to self-diagnose.
Antoinette Lattouf wins $70,000 in unfair dismissal case against ABC
A judge has awarded former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf $70,000 in compensation after finding the national broadcaster unlawfully terminated her employment because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.