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Bechtel settles same-sex harassment suit by male worker
Construction giant Bechtel has reached a settlement in a lawsuit by a male worker who claims the company shrugged off his complaints of same-sex harassment as "horseplay".
First class action filed over combustible cladding
A product liability class action has been filed against the manufacturers of Alucobond PE cladding, the first of what's expected to be several lawsuits over the combustible cladding, believed to be in the majority of buildings in Australia.
Right of entry ID cards would crack down on ‘militant’ union officials, O’Dwyer says
The Federal Government is proposing changes to right of entry rules that would require permits to be issued in photo ID format, in a bid to curb abuse by "militant" union officials.
Acciona mulls settlement with NSW Government in light rail dispute
Acciona Infrastructure and Transport for NSW are currently in settlement talks over a $1.2 billion dispute around the NSW government's ongoing light rail project in Sydney.
Maurice Blackburn drops investigation of Opal Tower class action
Maurice Blackburn has dropped its investigation of a possible class action on behalf of owners of units in Sydney's faulty Opal Tower, but Corrs Chambers Westgarth is still pursuing a potential case.
Deloitte continues fight to keep Hastie files secret after claiming partner made off with them
Deloitte is challenging a judge's ruling that certain partners not be excused from an order to produce files of the accounting giant's audit work for Hastie Group to shareholders in a class action over the construction company's collapse, its latest move after a failed attempt to persuade the judge that a rogue partner had taken the only copies of the files and refused to give them back.
Jones Day adds partner to Singapore arbitration group
An Australian partner of international law firm Jones Day has moved to the firm's Singapore office to bolster its growing team of international arbitration specialists.
CFMMEU admits to Fair Work breaches in strike against Boral subsidiary
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has admitted to contravening the Fair Work Act by taking industrial action against a subsidiary of building materials giant Boral in an attempt to coerce the company into approving a new enterprise agreement.
Carlisle, Resimax settle copyright dispute over home designs
Home builder Carlisle Homes has agreed to settle its lawsuit against home builder Resimax after its rival agreed to stop selling residential home plans that allegedly infringe Carlisle's copyright-protected home designs.
Opal Tower ‘structurally sound’ but flaws found in design, construction, report says
The cracks that led to the evacuation of Sydney's Opal Tower and threats of litigation have been blamed on design and construction issues, but the building is structurally sound and not in danger of collapse, according to an interim report commissioned by the NSW Government.