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Class action over Melbourne development settles, law firm comes up short
Class Actions 2025-06-03 2:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action by investors in a Melbourne apartment develpment has resolved for $2.6 million, but the law firm bringing the case will take a haircut on its fees after group members ignored calls to contribute to the costs.

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Trial in Australia Towers cladding case delayed as Parkview nears settlement
Construction 2025-06-04 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

The owners corporation suing Parkview Construction over alleged combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park is “hopeful” of a settlement being reached, a court has heard on the eve of trial.

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Forge liquidators near settlement in insider trading case against Clough, ex-directors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-04 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Liquidators of collapsed Forge Group are close to settling their insider trading case against engineering and construction company Clough and former directors, a court has heard on what was to be the first day of trial.

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Santos’ Narrabri pipeline faces legal challenge
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-04 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A community group has filed a lawsuit over the government’s assessment of Santos’ Narrabri lateral pipeline, the latest challenge to the company’s $3.6 billion natural gas project in northern NSW.

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SOP adjudicator can decide if ‘new reasons’ offered for withholding payment: court
Construction 2025-06-04 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

A SOP Act adjudicator had power to determine that reasons proffered by a Queensland construction company for withholding payment to a concrete subcontractor were “new reasons” and not properly made, a court has found.

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Ashurst picks up leading corporate lawyer from HSF
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-06-04 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

A leading corporate lawyer who advised on the $32 billion acquisition of Sydney Airport has made the jump to Ashurst from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.

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National Storage REIT, partner to invest $228M in six self-storage sites
Real Estate 2025-06-04 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The National Storage REIT will continue its partnership with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC to invest in a second round of development assets, the ASX-listed trust said Wednesday.

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Choosi misled customers with insurance comparison service, ASIC claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-03 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Insurance comparison site Choosi has been taken to court by ASIC for allegedly misleading its users by almost exclusively comparing funeral and life insurance policies from one insurer.

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‘All or nothing gamble’: Law firm slams Aussie Home Loans declassing bid
Insurance 2025-06-02 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group want a proceeding on behalf of tens of thousands of Aussie Home Loans customers to be stripped of class action status.

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Fonterra faces underpayments class action investigation
Class Actions 2025-06-02 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fonterra may face a class action for allegedly underpaying lab technicians since 2018, as the dairy co-op seeks to offload its Australian food unit.

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