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GrainCorp class action settlement off table, trial back on
Class Actions 2025-11-05 3:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The parties in a class action against agricultural giant GrainCorp over alleged noise and odour pollution from a factory in rural Victoria have failed to seal the deal on a settlement reached last month.

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ATO dealt major blow in $948M capital gains dispute with YTL Power
Tax 2025-11-04 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The tax commissioner has suffered a major loss in a dispute with Malaysian power company YTL Power over a $948 million capital gain from the sale of its stake in South Australia-based ElectraNet in 2022.

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Newron wins discovery for potential suit over Parkinson’s drug Xadago
Intellectual Property 2025-11-03 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Suspecting infringement of patents for its Parkinson’s drug, Xadago, biopharmaceutical company Newron has won preliminary discovery of documents from generic drug maker Arrotex Pharmaceuticals.

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Judge rejects Goldstone’s recusal bid in boss’s oppression case
Private equity 2025-10-28 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Private equity firm Goldstone has lost its bid to disqualify a judge from a damages hearing after he found it liable for shareholder oppression of its managing director.

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Robodebt class action funder wants $71M commission from settlement
Class Actions 2025-10-27 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The funder of a class action over the Morrison government’s Robodebt scheme will seek a 15 per cent commission at an upcoming settlement approval hearing, a court has heard, after the case settled for a record $548.5 million. 

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Boral’s recusal bid a bust ahead of SafeWork trial
Construction 2025-10-28 11:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Refusing to sit out a criminal trial against Boral Cement, a judge has said his sentencing of an engineering firm that pleaded guilty in the SafeWork NSW case did not disqualify him.

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US-based Air T to acquire regional carrier Rex Airlines
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-10-22 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The administrators of struggling regional airline Rex have entered into a sale agreement with NASDAQ-listed aviation holding company Air T, with the federal government stepping in to facilitate the sale.

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Blooms the Chemist loses appeal in dispute with Pharmacy Council
Healthcare 2025-10-16 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Blooms the Chemist can’t overturn a decision from the Pharmacy Council of NSW blocking the registration of a chemist, with a judge finding there was no evidence Blooms would not have a financial interest in the business.

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Ashurst scoops up tax partner from MinterEllison after losing group co-head
Business of Law 2025-10-14 3:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ashurst has lured a senior tax partner from MinterEllison, a day after Corrs Chambers announced it has poached the global co-head of Ashurst’s tax practice. 

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GrainCorp settles class action over noise, odour from oilseed factory
Settlement 2025-10-13 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Agricultural giant Graincorp has reached a settlement in a class action by rural Victorians over noise and odour pollution allegedly emitted by its oilseed factory in rural Victoria.

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