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BHP can’t halt same job, same pay decision pending appeal
Employment 2025-09-11 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining giant BHP and its in-house labour hire subsidiary have failed in their Federal Court bid to stay same job, same pay orders by the Fair Work Commission ahead of an appeal.

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AFL concussion class action survives declassing bid
Class Actions 2025-09-10 3:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected applications by the AFL and the Geelong Football Club to declass a concussion class action, but has ordered an initial trial that will cover only a fraction of the 38-year claim period in the case.

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Fortescue, Element Zero come to blows over discovery again, raising judge’s ire
Intellectual Property 2025-09-10 2:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has expressed frustration over the fourth discovery fight this year in Fortescue’s trade secrets case against Element Zero, as the green iron startup claims its bigger rival is trying to drag out the litigation.

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Developer wins bid to drop out of cladding class action, one year after trial
Class Actions 2025-09-10 1:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The developer of a tower in Mascot which is said to contain combustible cladding can opt out of a class action against 3A Composites and Halifax to bring its own claim for $15 million.

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AMCI founder’s sacking of Australian boss not valid, court says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-10 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

In the latest chapter of a feud between billionaires Fritz Kundrun and Hans Mende, the co-founders of global commodities firm AMCI, a court has found the sacking of the group’s Australian managing director was invalid.

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Multi-employer bargaining appeal by Peabody, Whitehaven dismissed
Employment 2025-09-10 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has thrown out challenges by three mining giants to a Fair Work Commission decision that requires them to bargain together with a group of employees and their union.

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Vehicle Monitoring must choose now between damages, account of profits in IP spat
Intellectual Property 2025-09-10 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered tech company Vehicle Management Systems to hurry up and choose between damages or an account of profits in its IP dispute with the city of Melbourne over a sensor-based system for timing parked vehicles.

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Declassing bid fails in class action over ‘cookie cutter’ legal advice
Class Actions 2025-09-09 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The peak body for community legal centres has lost its bid to declass a class action alleging survivors of institutional child sexual abuse who settled their claims under the National Redress Scheme were given negligent ‘cookie cutter’ legal advice.

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Developer can exit cladding class action to bring $15M case against Halifax
Construction 2025-09-10 2:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sydney developer Tiptell has won its bid to exit a combustible cladding class action against 3A Composites and Halifax to bring its own claim for $15 million.

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Brittany Higgins ordered to pay 80% of Linda Reynolds’ costs in defamation case
Defamation 2025-09-09 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Brittany Higgins must cover 80 per cent of Linda Reynolds’ legal costs on top of $315,000 in damages the former senator was awarded in her defamation case over social media posts that implied she mishandling Higgins’ rape allegations against Bruce Lehrmann.

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