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OneSteel’s administrators win case over Whyalla port infrastructure
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2025-09-03 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A GFG subsidiary has lost its cross-claim in a battle with OneSteel’s administrators over infrastructure assets at South Australia’s Whyalla port, which is used to export the state’s iron ore.

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Atanaskovic Hartnell appeals stay of costs win against media mogul
Business of Law 2025-09-01 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Atanaskovic Hartnell is appealing a decision barring the law firm from enforcing a costs judgment against a company of media mogul Bruce Gordon and quashing a garnishee order directed at Nine.

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Law firm investigates ‘loyalty tax’ class action against Suncorp
Class Actions 2025-08-28 1:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurance giant Suncorp faces a class action investigation on behalf of millions of home and car insurance customers who were allegedly misled about their premiums and charged a so-called loyalty tax.

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Westpac’s $130M settlement in flex commissions class action approved
Financial Services 2025-08-28 2:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has signed off on Westpac’s $130 million settlement in a class action over flexible commissions paid to car dealers, bringing to an end three cases brought by Maurice Blackburn against lenders.

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Piper Alderman appeals loss in fight to run Google ad tech class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-27 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Piper Alderman is appealing a decision that stayed its competition class action against Google in favour of a competing case, saying group members had been deprived of a “substantially superior” funding model.

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Fonterra, Bega settle row over licences in wake of $3.8B sale to Lactalis
Intellectual Property 2025-08-26 2:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fonterra said Tuesday it had settled a dispute with Bega Cheese over the status of lucrative licence agreements as part of a $3.8 billion sale of its Australian business to French dairy company Lactalis.

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Clough appeals stay of $54M cross-claim in EnergyConnect spat with Elecnor
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-25 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Engineering firm Clough Projects Australia is challenging a judge’s order staying its $54 million cross-claim against former Energy Connection joint venture partner Elecnor.

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Builder has no separate right to compensation for Brisbane rail land grab, court says
Article 2025-08-15 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Queensland construction company that bought land following its resumption by a state government agency is not entitled to be compensated for the land grab, a court has found.

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Mapletree sells off Woolworths-backed Victorian logistics hub for $60M
Article 2025-08-15 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate investor Mapletree Logistics Trust has sold its logistics facility in Victoria’s Wodonga  for $60 million, saying the hub was no longer in line with its investment strategy.

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NAB hit with $15.5M penalty for mishandling financial hardship requests
Financial Services 2025-08-13 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

National Australia Bank and its home loan lender subsidiary have been ordered to pay a $15.5 million penalty after admitting to mishandling hundreds of customer hardship applications.

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