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A judge has given the green light to a $7.55 million settlement in a class action against the University of Newcastle over unaccredited engineering degrees.
A judge has signed off on a partial settlement in a class action brought by the owners of lots in an allegedly shoddy townhouse development in Sydney.
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AsheMorgan principal Michael Rothner has defeated a suit by a member of the Waterhouse horseracing dynasty over the $26 million sale of a Rose Bay mansion, with a judge finding Rothner did not breach the agreement by authorising the removal of trees on a neighbouring property to improve his harbour views.
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Hungry Jack's has lost a spat with the owner of a site on which it operates a restaurant on the north coast of NSW, with a judge finding the rent payable by the fast food chain must account for the value of the land and the building.
A former financial advisor and his company have won court approval to run a claim challenging AMP's buyer of last resort policy, despite the company being a group member in a related class action that settled for $100 million in 2023.
A NSW Supreme Court judge looking to bring class actions back to the state says legislation that would allow common fund orders at an early stage of proceedings was a "no-brainer".
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The developer pf Sydney's Crowne Plaza Hotel has won its spat with the owners of the adjoining Bathurst 60 apartment complex over an annual general meeting, with a court finding the 2025 meeting was validly convened.
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A judge has tossed a suit seeking to recover a $1 million deposit on a $20.7 million agreement to purchase the former Jon Adgemis-owned Hotel Diplomat in Potts Point, after the deal fell through over concerns about mould and water ingress.
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The developer of a luxury apartment complex in Sydney's CBD has fended off a stay application in a spat with the owners corporation, with a judge finding that it was not precluded from resolving their dispute through the courts.
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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.