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Contractor on $3.6B EnergyConnect project unlawfully refused union entry: court
Construction 2025-03-11 11:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Transgrid contractor Elecnor unlawfully denied the Electrical Trades Union access to 47 migrant workers on Australia’s largest transmission project, a court has found. 

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Pottery Lane owners corporation can bring delayed defects case against council
Construction 2025-03-11 11:44 pm By Andy Sidler

The owners corporation of an apartment complex in Sydney’s north shore can bring claims against a council over several million dollars in alleged defects, despite a four-year delay. 

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Builder Dominium on hook for $3.8M in damages for Rosehill townhouse development
Construction 2025-03-11 11:21 pm By Andy Sidler

The owners of ten townhouses in Rosehill, NSW have secured a $3.8 million default judgment against their builder Dominium Homes.

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Judge grills ex-Star boss over ‘startling’ report on Suncity junket
Trials 2025-03-06 5:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned the former CEO of Star about a report that contained “startling” information about the casino’s significant junket operator Suncity that linked it to organised crime. 

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‘Too dangerous’: Judge wants express waiver to hear AUSTRAC’s case against Star
Gaming 2025-03-06 11:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge hearing two enforcement cases by regulators against embattled casino operator Star Entertainment has flagged the potential appearance of bias if he continues to preside over both proceedings.

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Solicitor referred to watchdog for ‘dumping’ client on eve of hearing in Qantas case
Legal Ethics 2025-03-06 4:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has referred a solicitor to the legal watchdog after he ceased to act without giving the required notice to his client, saying he appeared to have been “dumped” on the eve of a directions hearing.

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Duke Apartments developer can bring $6M offsetting claim in fight with builder
Construction 2025-03-07 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

Duke Ventures has succeeded in setting aside a statutory demand from the builder of a 10-storey development in Collingwood, with a judge finding the property developer can rely on a $6 million offsetting claim. 

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Superintendent to be dragged into Dymocks’ $4.5M suit over award-winning roof
Construction 2025-03-07 11:20 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Dymocks Book Arcade wants to join a project’s superintendent to a $4.5 million lawsuit over a defective roof at a property on the NSW North Coast.

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‘Staggering’: Lawyers taken to task by court for excessive submissions
Courts 2025-03-06 10:58 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has slammed lawyers for filing “staggering” volumes of documents in an interlocutory skirmish and racking up huge costs, warning the court may need to take “decisive action” to ensure compliance with the Civil Procedure Act.

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Barrister fights order quarantining costs in spat with solicitors Giles George
Defamation 2025-03-06 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

A barrister who won her defamation case over A Current Affairs’ reporting on a cavoodle custody battle is challenging an order in favour of her former solicitors over contested costs.

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