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Ramsay Health Care loses challenge to health centre near Greenslopes Hospital
Appeals 2025-12-08 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ramsay Health Care has lost its challenge to development approval for a community health care services centre near its Greenslopes Hospital in Brisbane, with a court finding the centre would not interfere with the hospital’s operations. 

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Judge calls out funder’s ‘extraordinary’ fight against bid to drop WestConnex class action
Class Actions 2025-12-04 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A funder that has refused to continue funding a class action over the WestConnex road project is also fighting the plaintiff’s bid to discontinue the case, with a judge calling the funder’s opposition “very problematic”. 

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Uber’s $81M payroll tax dispute to get High Court hearing
Appeals 2025-12-04 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will hear Uber’s $81 million fight with the NSW State Revenue Office, in a case that could clarify whether digital platform operators are on the hook for payroll tax.

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AGL abandons plans for Gippsland offshore wind farm
AGL 2025-12-05 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An AGL-backed consortium has pulled the plug on the 2.5 gigawatt Gippsland Skies offshore wind energy project in Victoria, citing economic concerns.

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Developer wins appeal in dispute with Sky Gardens builder
Construction 2025-12-05 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has reversed a decision awarding $2.1 million to Calibre, the builder of the ‘Sky Gardens’ residential development in Ryde, finding developer Kalorizkio had validly offset the claim.

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Expert’s scope limited in Downer EDI, John Holland spat over rail facility
Construction 2025-12-05 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

An expert will not be asked to determine a potential cross-claim by Downer EDI Rail in a dispute with John Holland over a rollingstock manufacturing facility being constructed in Torbanlea.

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Barristers, solicitor referred to watchdogs for AI use in litigation
Business of Law 2025-12-04 11:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

A South Australian solicitor and two Victorian barristers, including a silk, have been referred to the legal watchdogs in their states over court filings that contained AI-hallucinated citations.

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Silk known for intellect and ‘impeccable taste’ joins NSW court
Business of Law 2025-12-04 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A prominent silk renowned for his “intellectual precision” and “impeccable taste” has been sworn in as the newest judge of the NSW Supreme Court.

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Sacked BlackBay lawyer accused of launching rival firm can’t tweak defence
Business of Law 2025-12-03 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former principal at law firm BlackBay accused of taking confidential client information to launch a rival law firm has lost his bid to file a new defence, with a judge calling the new pleadings “confused”.

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Judge won’t join insurers to $356M suit over Pacific Werribee shopping centre
Construction 2025-12-04 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The co-owners of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid to join collapsed builder Probuild’s primary insurer AIG to their case over $356 million in alleged defects.

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