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Qube wins $40M cut to sum owed to logistics hub subcontractor
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-10-02 11:39 pm By Sam Matthews

Logistics giant Qube has won a $40 million cut to amounts owed to Martinus Rail in a dispute over construction of the Moorebank terminal project in Sydney’s west.

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Westpac unit RAMS flags fraud claim in franchisee class action
Class Actions 2024-10-01 2:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Westpac’s shuttered home loan unit RAMS may hit back at franchisees’ class action claims by alleging they made misrepresentations and provided fraudulent documents.

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Lawyers ‘made themselves protagonists’ in Super Retail case, court told
Employment 2024-09-25 1:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Super Retail Group has sought production of communications between two former executives and their solicitors ahead of a fight to disqualify the lawyers from acting in the employment dispute. 

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Super Retail appeal to have ‘significant impact’ on settlements, court told
Employment 2024-09-19 3:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Super Retail’s appeal of a decision refusing to suppress the terms of an alleged settlement with its former top lawyer raises important questions about without prejudice negotiations, a court has heard.

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Alceon hit with $3M in damages for ‘misleading’ sale of Qld shopping centre
Real Estate 2024-09-19 4:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Private equity firm Alceon and a vendor have been hit with $3 million damages over the misleading sale of a Queensland shopping centre for $55 million.

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Bruce Gordon’s WIN network sues TVSN over licence agreement
Media 2024-09-16 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Regional broadcaster WIN has sued TVSN alleging the home shopping network breached its negotiation obligations because a deal with Seven was in the works.

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Judge warns of Super Retail Group litigation going ‘off the rails’
Employment 2024-09-11 11:32 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has railed against late submissions in a lawsuit by Super Retail Group’s former chief legal officer, calling the tardiness “inconceivable” after he “bent over backwards” to expedite the proceedings in an effort to curb costs.

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CFMEU secretary Michael O’Connor taken to court by APRA
Superannuation 2024-09-06 11:45 pm By Andy Sidler

The prudential regulator has filed court action against First Super co-chair and CFMEU manufacturing division boss Michael O’Connor, alleging he breached his director’s duties under superannuation laws when he hired a union official to work for the fund.

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Michael Hill wins appeal in $2.3M spat with packaging supplier
Bronte Lambourne 2024-09-04 11:22 pm By Andy Sidler

Michael Hill has won its challenge to a decision that found the jewellery retailer breached an exclusivity clause and minimum order requirements in a sales agreement with a packaging supplier. 

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APIC scores early win in fight over Yarra Valley Lodge managed investment scheme
Real Estate 2024-09-02 3:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Pacific Investment Corporation has scored a win a dispute with Vasco Trustees over a managed investment scheme at the Yarra Valley Lodge hotel, with a judge finding that ‘evergreen’ licensing agreements are invalid. 

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