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BHP tells Full Court workers responsible for exercising public holiday rights
BHP's labour hire subsidiary has told the Full Court that it was up to employees to exercise their right under the Fair Work Act to refuse to work on public holidays, as it defends a class action brought on behalf of up to 7,000 former employees.
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Cement Australia faces $60M suit over Port Melbourne silo storage project
Builder Fitzgerald Constructions has sued Cement Australia and Independent Cement alleging they breached an $80 million contract to build a storage silo in Port Melbourne. 
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AVID matches Warburg Pincus’ offer for Ingenia as bidding war intensifies
AVID Property Group has matched the latest offer by US private equity firm Warburg Pincus in the bidding war for Ingenia Communities, putting it back in the running for the retirement village developer.
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Trustee for director of collapsed builder Qasar can join liquidator’s case
The bankruptcy trustees of a former director of Sydney builder Quasar have won their bid to be joined to proceedings by the company's liquidators over money he allegedly transferred to his former wife, over her objections.
Brambles says mediation ‘waste of time’ while shareholder class action win appealed
Brambles has asked a judge to put off quantification of group members' claims as it challenges its loss in a shareholder class action and told the court that settlement talks would be a “waste of time and resources”.
Class action tells High Court NULIS not authorised to deduct $165M in adviser fees
A failed class action against former NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees has told the High Court that the character of $165 in alleged conflicted remuneration fees has to be determined by their purpose, rather than how they were described in product disclosure statements.
OAIC still probing Latitude breach, class action investigation ‘well underway’
Preparations for a class action against non-bank lender Latitude Financial over a 2023 data breach are "well underway", as the OAIC continues to investigate a representative complaint filed more than three years ago.
Victorian hotel quarantine detainee loses bid for jury trial
A man who was detained in hotel quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic has lost his bid for a jury trial in his case against the Victorian government alleging false imprisonment and human rights breaches.
Tones and I signs worldwide agreement with Universal Music
Australian artist Tones and I has signed a worldwide publishing agreement covering future works with Universal Music Publishing Group.
High Court to decide copyright question over abattoir footage
The High Court is set to rule Wednesday on whether animal activists own the copyright in video footage obtained while trespassing on the property of a Victorian slaughterhouse, a case that has implications for press freedoms.