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Luxury Sydney retailer settles with Transport for NSW over light rail project
Luxury boutique retailer Watches of Switzerland has reached a settlement in principle with Transport for NSW to resolve its case alleging damages resulting from Sydney's light rail project, a court has heard.
Leyonhjelm loses second bid to dodge Hanson-Young defamation case
Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm has lost his challenge to a ruling that denied his request for speedy dismissal of a defamation lawsuit by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on the grounds of Parliamentary privilege.
Judge rules for investors in class action over conman Peter Foster’s sports betting scam
A judge has ruled for investors in a class action alleging they sank $12.3 million into a sports trading scam masterminded by convicted conman Peter Foster, saying they were entitled to recover their misappropriated money from the "notorious confidence trickster".
Who reads law firm websites? Judge skeptical of online class action notice
A judge overseeing a class action against the NSW government over a contractor who sold injured workers' information to Bannister Law has questioned the effectiveness of placing ads for group members on law firm websites, saying she didn't think it would "draw the matter to anyone's attention".
Acciona mulls settlement with NSW Government in light rail dispute
Acciona Infrastructure and Transport for NSW are currently in settlement talks over a $1.2 billion dispute around the NSW government's ongoing light rail project in Sydney.
High Court strikes down laws that slashed union political spending in NSW
Laws that cut in half the amount of money third parties can spend on election campaigns in NSW are invalid, the High Court of Australia ruled Tuesday, in a major win for unions and the Labor party ahead of the state election in March.
Court suppresses Ben Roberts-Smith accuser’s identity
A key prospective witness in the Ben-Roberts Smith defamation proceedings can continue to have her identity suppressed, after a judge found there was "sufficient risk" to her safety if it was revealed.
CFMMEU admits to Fair Work breaches in strike against Boral subsidiary
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has admitted to contravening the Fair Work Act by taking industrial action against a subsidiary of building materials giant Boral in an attempt to coerce the company into approving a new enterprise agreement.
Amazon had no obligation to use GetSwift’s services, class action claims
GetSwift failed to disclose to investors that under an agreement announced with Amazon, the e-commerce giant had no obligation to use the logistics provider for any of its deliveries, according to new court documents filed in the shareholder class action against GetSwift and its founders.
Judge tosses Cash Converters’ ‘singular’ bid for recusal from settlement hearing
A judge has shot down a bid by Cash Converters to recuse himself from hearing arguments for a $16.4 million class action settlement, saying his advice while still a barrister to the law firm running the proceedings did not give rise to apprehended bias.