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Public housing class action loses bid for injunction blocking Melbourne tower demolition
Class Actions 2024-04-09 1:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has dismissed a bid to temporarily halt the demolition of three public housing towers in inner city Melbourne as a class action pursues the Victorian government over its decision to redevelop the sites.

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JWS recruits ESG expert from Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Business of Law 2024-04-03 12:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Johnson Winter Slattery has snagged a special counsel from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to meet heightened demand for advice on climate change, sustainability and ESG issues.

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CFMEU boycott case has ‘significant implications’ for industrial relations, High Court told
Appeals 2024-04-02 4:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The competition regulator has asked the High Court to correct the Full Court’s alleged error in overturning a finding that builder J Hutchinson and the union for construction workers violated competition laws by agreeing to boycott an independent subcontractor at a Brisbane building site.

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27.5% the ‘standard benchmark’ for GCOs in earnings guidance class actions, court told
Construction 2024-03-28 4:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm running a shareholder class action against building materials giant James Hardie Industries has argued for a 27.5 per cent group costs order, saying it was the “standard benchmark” for earnings guidance cases. 

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Investors in Melbourne development bring class action alleging misuse of funds
Class Actions 2024-03-22 5:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investors in an apartment development in Melbourne have brought a class action against the responsible managers for two managed investment schemes, alleging their funds were misused. 

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Class action asks court to stop demolition of Melbourne public housing towers
Class Actions 2024-03-12 11:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action over the Victorian government’s decision to redevelop the state’s public housing towers has asked the court for an injunction blocking demolition of three towers in inner city Melbourne, as the state foreshadows a bid to summarily dismiss the case.

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Damages halted as Transport for NSW appeals loss in light rail class action
Appeals 2024-03-12 5:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Small businesses that allegedly suffered losses from interference caused by the construction of Sydney’s $3 billion light rail will have to wait before receiving any damages while Transport for NSW appeals its loss in a class action over the project’s construction.

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Not one email or text: Steller director denies existence of $120M personal guarantee
Construction 2024-03-01 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A former director of Melbourne-based developer Steller Developments has denied liquidators’ claims that he agreed to give a $120 million personal guarantee before the company went under, saying there was “not one single contemporaneous document” referring to the alleged guarantee. 

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In Hutchinson, CFMEU boycott case, ACCC failed to prove more than ‘industrial muscle’ at work
Construction 2024-02-29 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Builder J Hutchinson and the union for construction workers have successfully appealed a finding that they unlawfully agreed to boycott an independent subcontractor at a Brisbane building site.

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Light rail class action can’t claim funder’s commission as damages
Class Actions 2024-02-22 10:36 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has declined a novel bid by the lead applicant in a class action over disruptions stemming from the construction of Sydney’s $3 billion light rail to claim a funder’s 40 per cent commission as damages, rather than as a deduction from group members’ payout.

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