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Deloitte foreshadows new privilege battle in Hastie class action
Another fight over privilege may be on the cards in a shareholder class action over the collapse of the Hastie Group, with Deloitte flagging its partners may claim privilege over certain parts of the accounting giant's evidence.
Probuild administrators look to forestall ‘nightmarish’ construction delays
Administrators for building giant ProBuild have won more time to examine its assets as they try to avoid the "nightmarish prospect" of costly delays to the company's projects.
Landmark class closure judgments ‘plainly wrong,’ appeals court told
Judgments shooting down a class closure order and nixing notice of a possible class closure order were "plainly wrong" and "infected" by faulty reasoning, the Full Federal Court has heard.
ACCC wins case against J Hutchinson, CFMEU over construction boycott
In a victory for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, a judge has found that builder J Hutchinson entered into an anti-competitive agreement with the CFMEU to boycott an independent subcontractor at a construction site in Brisbane.
MinterEllison lures infrastructure partner from Reed Smith
MinterEllison has appointed former Reed Smith partner Simon Harvey to join its infrastructure, construction and property practice.
Law firm sues Lloyd’s syndicate over coverage for $3.7M settlement
One of Australia's largest law firms has taken its insurer to court for failing to cover part of a $3.7 million settlement of a claim stemming from the sale of apartments at a $105 million South Yarra complex developed by millionaire Harry Stamoulis.
RMS Engineering settles workers’ class action over meal breaks
Queensland-based RMS Engineering and Construction has settled a class action alleging it refused to give staff meal breaks and threatened those who complained about excessive hours.
Combustible cladding class action in doubt as insurer Vero denies coverage
A class action against failed Fairview Architectural over alleged combustible cladding hangs in the balance as a court sets the stage for a fight with insurer Vero over a $190 million policy.
CIMIC unit hits back at underpayments class action, says workers ‘overpaid’
Engineering company UGL Limited has denied wrongdoing in a class action on behalf of casual aluminium construction and manufacturing workers who were allegedly underpaid for over three years, saying they were, in fact, overpaid.
Class action against NAB over Walton Construction collapse back on track
National Australia Bank has been served with a $78 million class action over the collapse of Walton Construction, three months after the case was stalled for funding complications.