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Report flags risk to $242B infrastructure pipeline from workforce shortage
Australia's five-year major infrastructure pipeline has skyrocketed to $242 billion, according to a report from the government's infrastructure advisor which warns shortages in labour and low construction productivity could put projects at risk. 
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Ashurst hires Deloitte partner to lead infrastructure, energy transition team
Ashurst has nabbed an internationally recognised infrastructure expert from Deloitte to lead Ashurst Risk Advisory's infrastructure and energy transition team.
ASIC wants $85M in fines against Harvey Norman, Latitude, says GC apology ‘performative’
ASIC on Thursday pushed for penalties totalling $85 million against Harvey Norman and Latitude Finance, after an appeals court found the retailer’s ads touting interest-free financing were misleading.
Mayne wins breathing room in fight to get Cosette merger over the line
Mayne Pharma has secured an extension of the deadline for securing Foreign Investment Review Board approval of its $672 million tie-up with US drug maker Cosette.
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Shangri-La director strictly liable in Victoria’s combustible cladding suit
The director of collapsed Shangri-La Construction is personally liable for the $3.2 million in costs of rectification work on external cladding at an apartment complex in southeast Melbourne, a judge has found.
Court approves $8.7M settlement in Exactech class action
A judge has approved a "modest" $8.7 million settlement in a class action against medical device maker Exactech over allegedly defective joint replacements, saying the settlement was fair and reasonable given the limited assets of the company, whose parent has filed for bankruptcy in the US.
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‘Deliberate bad faith’ conduct by buyer of $26M Rose Bay villa, trial told
After selling his $26 million Rose Bay mansion to AsheMorgan principal Michael Rothner in 2023, options trader David Waterhouse has levied allegations of “deliberate bad faith conduct”, on the first day of trial in a case over the mysterious removal of trees on a neighbouring property.
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Judge content to keep $4M Geocon construction dispute in Federal Court
A judge who previously questioned why Geocon's $4 million construction dispute over two Canberra developments was in the Federal Court has said he will continue to hear the case.
Mining tech firm’s light tower invention not new or innovative: court
Mining equipment supplier Southern Cross Industrial has lost its suit alleging an industrial lighting manufacturer infringed its patent for a portable light tower, with a judge finding the patent invalid.
Law Society’s approach to $3M case dooms insurer’s bid for quick win
The NSW Law Society's unusual approach to a proposed case against a law firm principal for a clerk's alleged embezzlement of client funds means insurer Lawcover's summary dismissal bid must fail, a judge has said.