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Wood & Grieve can’t get more details from CPB in spat over Elizabeth Quay project
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
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.
DePuy class action member’s appeal may involve novel issue for Full Court
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.
DePuy class action group member appeals failed challenge to payout
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
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.
Trans woman wants damages upped in ongoing fight with female-only app
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.
Court finds insurer does not have to cover underpayment claims
A court has found insurer Lloyds of London does not have to indemnify real estate agent Attree for underpayment claims by employees.
Female-only app appeals discrimination win for trans woman
Female-only app Giggle for Girls has appealed a ruling that found it discriminated against a trans woman by barring her from the app.
Trans woman wins landmark ruling in discrimination case against female-only app
In a test of Julia Gillard-era amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act guarding against discrimination on the basis of gender identity, the Federal Court has ruled that a trans-exclusionary social media app, Giggle for Girls, was unlawfully discriminatory.
DePuy class action member loses challenge to compensation, 12 years after settlement
A group member in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy International has lost his bid to challenge his compensation determination 12 years after the case settled, with a judge finding that the independent counsel conducting the determination was not bound by the rules of procedural fairness.