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The word 'day' in thousands of building contracts at the centre of a class action against Perth builder BGC Housing Group refers to a calendar, not working, day, a judge has said in a ruling that may have a significant impact on damages in the case.

Silk and former chair of the state's legal watchdog Sam Hay KC is the latest judicial appointee to Victoria's Supreme Court, joining the bench at a time when the court's docket is bulging.

Pathology services provider Australian Clinical Labs has been hit with a class action over a 2022 data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of 223,000 customers of its Medlab business, including tests for fertility and STDs.

A former Queensland minister allegedly threatened to trash a $1.6 billion contract for the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing unless a consortium led by Acciona continued to work with the CFMEU, an inquiry into the union has heard. 

The parents of Luxcon boss Ilya Melnikoff have failed to convince a judge they should not have to pay back a mortgage and guarantee to lenders who gave their son's companies a $13.9 million advance to buy property in Byron Bay and a $3.8 million tax-related loan.

The Western Australian premier has started talks with the federal government on a bilateral agreement to put an end to duplicative environmental approvals. 

A court has approved a settlement in a class action by owners against the developer of a Brisbane condominuim, which claimed off-the-plan contracts were wrongly terminated when neighbouring property values soared.

A settlement has been approved in a class action against a unit of Dennis Corporation, which was accused of wrongly terminating off-the-plan contracts when local property values jumped.

The Victorian Supreme Court has rejected a bid by gold sellers Sun Capital Investments and Australian Gold Capital to stop Westpac from closing its bank accounts, finding there was no serious question to be tried.

Builder Watpac has lost its bid for a separate hearing on whether a guarantee provided to the developer of Sydney's One Central Park is time-barred, with a judge saying the question should wait until $180 million in defects claims are determined.