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Uber did not conspire to take out TaxiApps, court says
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-25 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

TaxiApps, the operator of the GoCatch rideshare app, has failed to prove that Uber engaged in an unlawful conspiracy, despite a judge finding the rideshare giant intended to harm the defunct taxi app and “surreptitiously” obtained a confidential driver list. 

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Mastercard doc privileged despite ‘inadvertent’ disclosure during Baker McKenzie review
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-22 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that Mastercard can maintain legal professional privilege over a document that was inadvertently sent to the ACCC in 2020 after lawyers at Baker McKenzie had to review 100,000 documents in less than two months.

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Enviro group’s challenge to Woodside’s $16.5B Scarborough gas project fails
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-22 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found no legal error in a regulator’s decision to approve Woodside’s environmental plan for its Scarborough gas project in Western Australia, finding the company was not required to specify what would be an acceptable level of emissions.

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JB Hi-Fi can’t get separate hearing on novel question in warranties class action
Class Actions 2025-08-19 3:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

JB Hi-Fi has lost its bid for a hearing on a separate question in a class action over allegedly worthless warranties, with a judge saying the novel question has not been considered by the High Court and could lead to appeals. 

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Mills Oakley solicitor used by client in attempt to mislead court, judge finds
Real Estate 2025-08-21 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A director at property developer Villawood can’t shield instructions given to his Mills Oakley solicitor after a judge found he sought to use his lawyer to mislead the court.

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Reece did not validly terminate Sydney warehouse lease, court says
Real Estate 2025-08-20 11:04 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has found bathroom products giant Reece did not validly end a decade-long warehouse lease after its own actions caused a delay in obtaining an occupation certificate.

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Qantas hit with $90M penalty for outsourcing ground crew during COVID-19
Employment 2025-08-18 11:04 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has hit Qantas with a $90 million penalty for unlawfully outsourcing its ground crew staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the airline was “the wrong kind of sorry”. 

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Judge rejects claim MinterEllison coerced potential witness in harassment suit
Employment 2025-08-18 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected claims that MinterEllison acted improperly towards a potential witness in a sexual harassment suit against the WA Department of Justice, saying the firm is entitled to make unsolicited contact with potential witnesses. 

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Ex-Downer EDI project manager can’t pull ICAC report over Transport for NSW contracts
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-19 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former Downer EDI project manager has lost a bid for court orders forcing NSW’s Independent Commission Against Corruption to remove a report into a probe relating to Transport for NSW and Inner West Council tenders.

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Metro Cinemas loses case over lease agreement with NSW council
Contracts 2025-08-18 11:43 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has dismissed a case by Metro Cinemas against a NSW council, finding a lease agreement did not require the council to replace the cinema’s aging seats.

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