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$583M Blue Sky class action can bring insider trading claims
Class Actions 2025-12-22 5:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed a shareholder class action over the collapse of asset manager Blue Sky to bring insider trading claims against several short sellers, as well as brokers Credit Suisse and Argonaut Securities. 

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Court approves $6.8M settlement in train derailment class action
Class Actions 2025-12-17 11:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A court has signed off on a $6.8 million settlement in a class action against a Queensland trucking company on behalf of owners of cargo on a freight train derailed by a truck at a level crossing.

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Wood & Grieve can’t get more details from CPB in spat over Elizabeth Quay project
Construction 2025-11-06 11:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Engineering firm Wood & Grieve has failed to convince a judge to compel CPB Contractors to provide it with further and better particulars in a dispute over work on Perth’s Elizabeth Quay redevelopment.

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‘Ingredients of a Grisham novel’: Judge won’t force MBA to produce docs
Construction 2025-10-29 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The events described by an ex-Master Builders Association board member read like a best-seller, involving as they do boardroom drama, a secret investigation and an alleged whistleblower. But as thrilling as they sound, they don’t support orders for discovery against the construction lobby group, a judge has said.

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DePuy class action member’s appeal may involve novel issue for Full Court
Class Actions 2025-07-21 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A challenge to a compensation determination by a group member in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy may involve novel questions for the Full Court on the role of scheme administrators, a judge has said.

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DePuy class action group member appeals failed challenge to payout
Appeals 2025-03-24 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group member in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy has filed an appeal after he lost a challenge to his compensation determination, 12 years after the case settled.

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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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Trans woman wants damages upped in ongoing fight with female-only app
Discrimination 2025-02-12 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A trans woman who won her discrimination case against the Giggle for Girls app and its CEO Sal Grover has launched a cross-appeal against the landmark decision.

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Court finds insurer does not have to cover underpayment claims
Insurance 2024-12-09 11:00 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found insurer Lloyds of London does not have to indemnify real estate agent Attree for underpayment claims by employees.

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Female-only app appeals discrimination win for trans woman
Appeals 2024-10-02 4:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Female-only app Giggle for Girls has appealed a ruling that found it discriminated against a trans woman by barring her from the app.

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