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NSW Liberals lodge class action over council nomination debacle
Class Actions 2025-04-08 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two NSW Liberal Party members have brought a class action after party officials failed to lodge their nomination forms for local government seats in the 2024 elections.

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Perpetual loses bid for injunction against ex-senior advisor
Employment 2025-04-08 11:10 pm By Andy Sidler

Advisory firm Perpetual has lost its bid for an injunction against a former senior advisor after 22 of his long-time clients tried to follow him to a rival firm. 

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High Court takes expansive view of ‘connection’ to land in Native Title dispute
High Court 2025-04-09 11:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Granting an appeal by native title holders, the High Court has found that a ‘connection’ with relevant land need not be demonstrated by physical acts.

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Lawyer cops ban for advising on $70M property deal in breach of practice conditions
New South Wales 2025-04-09 11:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney lawyer has been hit with a one-year ban after a tribunal found he acted in a personal capacity for a friend in a $70 million property deal but falsely represented that he was acting for his employer.

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Queensland to review renewable energy targets
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-04-09 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Queensland government has vowed to review legislation that set out the state’s renewable energy targets and has pledged to keep coal power plants running beyond 2035.

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Abergeldie wins contract for $100M bypass in Pitt Town, Sydney
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-04-09 2:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure has been awarded a contract by the NSW government to construct the $100 million Pitt Town bypass in Sydney’s outer north west.

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Builder accused of ‘pattern of incompetence’ can’t lift VBA suspension
Construction 2025-04-09 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has thrown out an application to pause the suspension of a builder, who allegedly did not consider fire safety measures in the design of a disability housing project.

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Judge calls out ‘ambiguities and circularities’ in Mercedes-Benz class action
Class Actions 2025-04-07 11:53 pm By Andy Sidler

Mercedes-Benz has taken aim at an amended group definition in a class action over alleged defeat devices designed to cheat emissions testing, with a judge agreeing that it contains “ambiguities and circularities”.

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Lendlease loses Campbelltown land fight with Macarthur-Onslow family
Construction 2025-04-08 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Lendlease has lost a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five properties in Campbelltown, with a judge finding its failure to meet the conditions of sale for one key property meant the deal was off.

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Aspen Group pays $32M for Albemarle site in Australind, WA
Construction 2025-04-08 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Affordable housing developer Aspen Group has entered into a conditional contract with lithium giant Albemarle Corporation to buy a 18 hectare accommodation complex in Australind, Western Australia.

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