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Navy training class action hopeful of global settlement
A global settlement may now be within reach in a class action brought by Navy technicians over training contracts after a larger number of same group members' claims have been assessed, a court has heard. 
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‘Common and ordinary’ land use no excuse for interference, court says
An appeals court has found the owners of a cotton farm in Queensland are liable for causing nuisance to their neighbours after building a flood mitigation levee, despite the levee being a “common and ordinary” use of the land.
Trial in McDonald’s class action to deal with serious contravention claims
A judge has ruled that the initial trial in a union’s underpayments class action against McDonald’s will deal with a claim that it knowingly breached the Fair Work Act and that there was a systemic pattern of conduct.
Ex-Neometals employee loses whistleblower appeal
The Full Court has tossed a former Neometals employee's appeal of his failed whistleblower case, finding the company did not believe he had made a protected disclosure when making him redundant despite the company conceding that the was "somebody who frequently raised issues".
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Corrs hires leading projects partner from Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has hired a leading projects partner from Ashurst who has significant experience in advising companies on the energy transition.
Sydney Uni academics warn case becoming another royal commission
Two Sydney University academics facing discrimination suits over alleged antisemitic statements have argued proposed amendments risk blowing up the cases into "another royal commission".
Allianz loses bid to limit Uniting Church’s coverage to $15M
Insurer Allianz Australia has been unsuccessful in an application to limit Uniting Church's coverage for historical sexual misconduct claims to $15 million under a professional indemnity policy.
AstraZeneca accused of ‘royal commission’ into Pharmacor’s emails with lawyers
Pharmacor has accused AstraZeneca of launching a royal commission into emails with its lawyers as AstraZeneca opposes the generic drug maker's bid to amend its pleading in a patent case over diabetes drug Forxiga.
PMFresh directors accused of funnelling cash can’t retract admissions
Two former directors of food supplier PMFresh can't withdraw admissions in a case alleging they used company funds for personal benefit, despite a related police investigation.
‘This is huge’: Mastercard’s anxiety about EFTPOS revealed at trial
Mastercard's Australia boss was anxious to sign a deal with Woolworths on payments processing after learning that Coles had chosen to route all debit transactions through the cheaper EFTPOS network, a court has heard.