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Judge questions claim Banksia receiver ‘went along’ with class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-10-03 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether an investor in failed Banksia Securities can bring a case against a court-appointed receiver over his support for a class action settlement later found to involve deception by a team of lawyers. 

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Another engineering firm faces claims in Hunter Valley crash class action
Class Actions 2025-10-03 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Another company is being pulled into a class action over a fatal bus crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley, with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM planning a cross-claim against engineering firm GHD Australia.

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Rebel Wilson ‘changed her position’ on actor’s alleged harassment: suit
Defamation 2025-10-03 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Rebel Wilson posted claims to her 11 million Instagram followers that the lead actress in her directorial debut had complained about a producer’s harassment, while knowing the accusations were false, a defamation case alleges.

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ASIC sues Fiducian Group over ESG representations
ASIC 2025-10-03 3:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Looking to continue its hot streak of successful anti-greenwashing cases, the corporate regulator has taken Fiducian Investment Management to court over allegedly misleading representations about its ESG fund.

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Suit against Banksia receiver, law firm a bid to ‘exhume case from grave’, court told
Class Actions 2025-10-02 10:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The receiver for Banksia Securities — the failed lender at the centre of a scandal-ridden class action — has argued a new case accusing him of serious misconduct is vexatious and wants a court to release him from the claims.

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More data exposed during WA legal admissions board cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-03 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Legal Practice Board in Western Australia has revealed more data, including lawyer data, was accessed during a 21 May cyberattack than was previously thought.

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Shinetec says court should not allow $48M ‘windfall’ for The Gosford
Construction 2025-10-07 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Builder Shinetec has argued $48 million paid to the developer of a $185 million project in Sydney by Bank of China under a standby letter of credit was money it lent to the collapsed developer, with a judge seeming to agree the sum would otherwise be a windfall.

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Geocon sues developers for $4M over Canberra residential projects
Construction 2025-10-07 11:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Canberra builder Geocon has brought a lawsuit against the developers of the Aspen and Establishment apartment buildings in Canberra, claiming it is owed $4 million in construction payments.

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Builder dodges winding up bid by creditor after lawyer’s email ‘cast in threatening terms’
Construction 2025-10-07 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has declined a creditor’s bid to wind up Victorian builder Roberts Construction Group, finding that the application relied on a “very modest” debt and involved a solicitor’s email “cast in threatening terms”. 

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Developers of Richmond property win lease spat with body corporate
Construction 2025-10-07 11:39 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The developers of an industrial-chic Melbourne apartment building have won a fight against the building’s owners corporation over a lease that allowed Vodafone to store telecommunications equipment on the roof.

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