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SOPA claims sent to email address constitutes service: appeals court
Construction 2025-05-19 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

The New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal has clarified that payment claims and adjudication notices sent via email can constitute service and trigger relevant limitation periods under the Security of Payment Act. 

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John Pesutto owes $2.3M in costs in Moira Deeming defamation suit
Defamation 2025-05-16 4:38 pm By Andy Sidler

Former Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto has been ordered to pay $2.3 million in costs in MP Moira Deeming’s defamation suit over statements found to have conveyed that she had links to neo-Nazis. 

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Tyro class action settlement administrator’s ‘extraordinary’ threat to quit backfires
Class Actions 2025-05-15 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has refused a bid for more money to distribute a $5 million settlement in a class action against Tyro and has barred the scheme administrator from resigning without the court’s leave, after he threatened to quit.

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EnergyAustralia settles greenwashing case on eve of trial
Greenwashing 2025-05-15 11:22 pm By Andy Sidler

EnergyAustralia has reached a settlement with advocacy group Parents for Climate in a suit accusing it of falsely promoting its carbon offset products as carbon neutral.

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Apple defeats patent infringement suit over Touch ID technology
Intellectual Property 2025-05-15 3:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Apple has defeated a claim by an Australian non-practicing entity that its patents for a remote entry system were infringed by the tech company’s Touch ID and Face ID technology. 

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West Gate Tunnel builders claim $359M from Aurecon for alleged design errors
Construction 2025-05-16 1:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

West Gate Tunnel builders CPB Contractors and John Holland say engineer Aurecon Australasia should be on the hook for $359 million in damages for alleged design errors in Victoria’s West Tunnel project, a court has heard. 

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Privium liquidators get more time to pursue lawsuits over ‘questionable’ transactions
Construction 2025-05-16 11:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Liquidators of collapsed builder Privium have won extra time to pursue potential proceedings over a number of suspicious transactions, which include unexplained payments to companies associated with a director.

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Deakin sues builder for $14.3M over defects at Burwood campus building
Construction 2025-05-16 4:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Deakin University is suing builder Hanson Yuncken seeking $14.3 million for alleged defects on a building at its Burwood campus.

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Lendlease says legal advice, ATO communications privileged in ex-GHSF partner’s case
Employment 2025-05-14 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Lendlease has told a court that documents relied on by an ex-Greenwoods and Herbert Smith Freehills partner in his case contain privileged legal advice and without prejudice communications with the Australian Tax Office.

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High Court finds Air Canada did not waive defence in passenger suit over turbulence
High Court 2025-05-14 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Air Canada did not waive a defence allowing it to cap damages at $240,000 in a claim by several passengers over alleged spinal and psychological injuries caused by turbulence on a 2019 flight, the High Court has ruled. 

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