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Bulldogs can’t escape jury trial in second fan abuse case
Sports 2025-07-25 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Western Bulldogs football club has lost its bid to avoid a jury trial in a second lawsuit by a fan alleging he was sexually abused as a boy by a club volunteer in the 1980s.

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Contractors dragged into Deakin University’s suit against Hansen Yuncken
Construction 2025-07-25 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A number of contractors have been added by builder Hansen Yuncken to a $14.3 million dollar lawsuit by Deakin University over alleged building defects at its Burwood campus.

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Werribee shopping centre wants AIG, others added to $356M suit against Probuild
Construction 2025-07-25 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The co-owners of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria are seeking to join collapsed builder Probuild’s primary insurer AIG and several excess insurers to their case over $356 million in alleged defects.

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Carlton site sold to SP Setia for $114M in off-market deal
Real Estate 2025-07-23 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Malaysian property developer SP Setia is strengthening its presence in inner-city Melbourne, acquiring the largest development site in Carlton for $114 million.

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$25M Kensington lofts developer loses payment claim fight with builder
Construction 2025-07-22 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A superintendent on a $25 million Melbourne project had no power to make an adjustment to a payment claim for purported cost overruns that left the builder owing more than the value of its claim, a judge has held.

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Crown Resorts to pay $73M to settle shareholder class action
Class Actions 2025-07-18 11:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Casino operator Crown has agreed to pay $73 million over two years to settle a shareholder class action accusing it of lax money laundering compliance, with solicitors set to take home $20 million.

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No need for new GCO in consolidated Insurance Australia class action: court
Class Actions 2025-07-16 11:45 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found that there is no need to revise the 27.5 per cent group costs order secured by Slater and Gordon following the consolidation of two class actions against Insurance Australia, despite the likelihood of a larger payout to the firm.  

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Appeals court clarifies when it is a crime to prevent payout of employee wages
Employment 2025-07-15 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has held that directors cannot be found guilty of unlawfully making a deal to prevent employees from receiving their entitlements if they believe they could be paid out under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee scheme.

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Construction company fights new creditor on winding up application
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-07-15 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Collapsed Roberts Co Victoria is fighting a bid by a creditor it says should not be allowed to “come out of the woodwork” and take over the winding up application of a company that has since been deregistered.

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Melbourne Uni professor axed for relationship with student wins job back
Employment 2025-07-10 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Melbourne University engineering professor who was sacked for sending intimate messages to a PhD student has been reinstated after the Fair Work Commission found he was unfairly dismissed.

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