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Judge ‘very, very unhappy’ with progress in Hyundai, Kia class actions
The judge overseeing class actions against Hyundai and Kia has taken the parties to task over lack of progress in the cases, calling them out for “paying lip service” to the obligation to proceed expeditiously. 
Luke Sayers’ wife to seek jury trial in defamation, privacy case
The estranged wife of former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers Luke Sayers wants a jury trial in her case over an alleged defamatory statutory declaration he wrote as part of an investigation into an explicit social media post that led to his resignation from the club.
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InterCon operator Mulpha can’t rely on engineer’s report in Macquarie St development row
The operator of Sydney's InterContinental Hotel, which is challenging approval of a development in Macquarie Street, can't rely in its case on an engineering report showing the alleged threat to the structural integrity of a hotel driveway.
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Mining companies defeat High Court appeal by native title holders
The High Court has declined to hear a challenge to an appeals court ruling that found mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into one.
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High Court won’t hear ATO appeal in fight with Geocon over GST
The High Court has declined to weigh in on a dispute between the tax office and Canberra developer Geocon over excess GST on $115 million in sales from a 360-unit development.
Racing NSW flags appeal of ruling on Australian Turf Club administration
Racing NSW is planning to appeal a ruling that found its appointment of an administrator to the owner of Sydney's Randwick Racecourse over financial concerns was invalid, saying the court's decision puts it in a "precarious" position.
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Sydney residents appeal strikeout in case over Oxford St cycleway
Three Sydney residents have appealed a ruling that gutted their suit against the city of Sydney and Transport for New South Wales alleging that a new cycleway on Oxford Street is discriminatory.
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Stay of Mining Standards’ $1B spat with Atlantic Nickel to remain in place
The High Court has declined to hear Mining Standards International's bid to overturn a stay in a $1 billion dispute over the terminated sale of a mine in Bahia.
Court strikes out blockchain group’s suit against Fairfax
A judge has struck out a crypto company's injurious falsehood case against the Sydney Morning Herald's publisher after finding its statement of claim did not plead a cause of action.
KFC rest breaks class action settles for $29M
A class action on behalf of tens of thousands of KFC workers who were allegedly denied rest breaks has settled for around $29 million.