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Sydney silk found dead after being hit with child abuse material charges
Crime 2026-02-10 3:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Criminal barrister Mark Dennis SC has been found dead at his inner-west Sydney home just weeks after being charged with possessing, importing and transmitting child abuse material.

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Judo Bank loses bid for injunction against ‘injurious’ billboards
Financial Services 2026-02-10 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Judo Bank has failed to secure an injunction against a disgruntled customer who launched a billboard campaign against it amid a dispute about a loan for a $65 million property.

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Developer of Sydney’s Honeycomb Terraces barred from selling apartments
Real Estate 2026-02-10 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney developer has been slapped with orders preventing it from selling the ‘Honeycomb Terraces’ in order to preserve the funds available to the owners corporation, which is seeking damages over defects at the allegedly contaminated site.

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Builder’s pursuit of second SOPA adjudication an abuse of process: appeals court
Appeals 2026-02-10 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

An adjudicator’s finding that it had no jurisdiction to rule on a payment claim in a dispute over a Sydney development was a binding determination under SOPA, an appeals court has said in upholding a decision that a builder’s pursuit of a second, favourable adjudication was an abuse of process.

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Court rejects challenge to ‘major event’ declaration ahead of Isaac Herzog visit
Policy and Regulation 2026-02-09 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has tossed a challenge by the Palestine Action Group to the NSW government’s decision to declare the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog a ‘major event’ triggering new protest rules enacted in the wake of the Bondi massacre. 

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Worker axed after boss demanded proof of grandmother’s death wins case
Employment 2026-02-09 11:15 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Fair Work Commission has found an indoor obstacle course employee who was sacked after being unable to provide her employer proof of her grandmother’s death was unfairly dismissed.

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US law firm’s fees not recoverable as costs, court rules in defamation case
Business of Law 2026-02-09 11:34 pm By Andy Sidler

The former president of the Federation of International Polo, who successfully defeated a defamation suit by a prominent polo benefactor, has failed to recover $1.2 million in legal fees paid to a US law firm.

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Rebel Wilson dumps lawyers in ‘The Deb’ defamation cases
Defamation 2026-02-06 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Actress Rebel Wilson has fired lawyers who were representing her in NSW Supreme Court and Federal Court defamation proceedings linked to her film ‘The Deb’.

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Acciona consortium wins rail contract for Brisbane Olympics
Transportation & Infrastructure 2026-02-09 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An Acciona-led consortium has won a contract to design and deliver major works to speed rail transport between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in anticipation of heightened demand during the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

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Broadway Homes sacked worker for bringing Fair Work case: court
Employment 2026-02-06 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found that Perth home builder Broadway Homes sacked an employee the day after it was notified he was suing over unresolved underpayment issues. 

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