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Class action gets hands on Phoslock docs produced in AFP probe of China operations
Class Actions 2025-09-02 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Phoslock Environmental Technologies, which has produced hundreds of thousands of documents to federal police as part of an investigation of the company’s China operations, must hand over the bundle to a class action.

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HWL Ebsworth loses fight over referees in developer’s $130M negligence case
Professional Negligence 2025-08-12 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm HWL Ebsworth, which was found liable for negligence over advice on a Parramatta land development, has lost its opposition to a referee process for calculating damages.

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Privilege fight on cards in case against HWL Ebsworth over Belmore development
Article 2025-07-31 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A fight over legal professional privilege is looming in a case against HWL Ebsworth and a former partner by investors in projects by property developer Belmore 88.

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Chubb dodges Double Bay property owner’s defects claims
Construction 2025-07-31 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has rejected a Double Bay property owner’s bid to put Chubb on the hook for any damages a builder may owe for alleged defects. 

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‘The end is still not in sight’: Judge favors referee path for damages in HWLE case
Real Estate 2025-07-29 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A lot has changed in Australia and the US since 2016, when Turnbull and Obama were still in power, but the same can’t be said for a negligence suit against HWL Ebsworth filed by a client that year, laments a wistful judge.

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KPMG hits back at Phoslock shareholder class action
Securities 2025-07-16 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Auditor KPMG has hit back at a shareholder class action over water treatment business Phoslock’s alleged accounting irregularities, saying it should be completely relieved from paying damages since it acted honestly. 

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‘I’m not an accountant’: Judge asks if court should decide tax fight in $130M HWL Ebsworth case
Construction 2025-06-20 2:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether he should decide a tax dispute that will impact how much damages a former HWL Ebsworth client will get in a nine year-old negligence case over a property development.

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Sydney law firm must pay $427,000 in negligence suit over land sale
Real Estate 2025-05-29 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered a Sydney law firm to pay $427,000 to a former client after finding it drafted a defective notice in a land sale and defended proceedings that came about because of its own negligence.

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Plastic surgeon can’t escape class action despite applicant dropping claims
Class Actions 2025-04-01 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action over alleged botched cosmetic surgeries can drop claims against one surgeon, but the doctor will remain a party so other defendants can point the finger at him.

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Holding Redlich may be on hook for ‘extraordinary’ costs in property spat
Real Estate 2025-03-12 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Holding Redlich faces a possible adverse costs order for racking up what a judge said were “out of hand” fees following the settlement of a property dispute.

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