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Former Star Entertainment execs cop penalties after settling with ASIC
Gaming 2025-02-24 4:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has imposed penalties against Star’s former managing director and former CFO as part of settlements reached with the corporate regulator, as trial against nine other executives continues.

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Lendlease lobs $30M suit over ‘corroding’ racks for DoD solar farms
Article 2025-02-24 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lendlease is locked in a $30 million court battle with a solar mounting provider that allegedly provided shoddy racks for two Department of Defence solar farms.

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Clydesdale Estate liquidator can’t disclaim off-plan property contracts
Article 2025-02-19 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Class action members who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney have won a dispute with the liquidator for the collapsed developer.

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Carnival wins approval of settlement in P&O ‘cruise from hell’ class action
Class Actions 2025-02-13 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has signed off on a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival over a seven-day South Pacific voyage that sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.

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WiseTech founder faces new lawsuit, confidential complaints
Employment 2025-02-10 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

WiseTech Global’s embattled founder Richard White has been hit with a lawsuit by a former employee and is the subject of two fresh complaints made to the software company.

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High Court to rule on when ‘uncommon’ land use amounts to nuisance in light rail class action
Article 2025-02-07 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on when uncommon use of land amounts to a nuisance in a class action by small business owners over Sydney’s light rail construction.

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Sister of concrete king can access company’s books, court rules
Construction 2025-01-21 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

The heir to a Queensland concrete empire has been granted access to Neilsen Group’s books following a dispute with her brother over the company’s operations that resulted in her appointment as a director.

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Dentons says former partner’s equity prospects curtailed by own conduct
Employment 2024-12-03 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Dentons property partner claims he lost the opportunity for promotion when he was forced to resign, but the firm argues his own misconduct put paid to his prospects of joining the equity ranks.

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ATO understaffing to blame for tax dispute escalation, says new Dentons partner
Tax 2024-11-28 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Dentons has nabbed former Hamilton Locke tax disputes partner Damien Bourke, who wants to build up the team aggressively and nominated ATO understaffing as a pressing issue.

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Court OKs stolen wages settlement, holds off on ‘eye-watering’ fees
Class Actions 2024-11-18 3:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has approved a settlement worth up to $202 million in a stolen wages class action against the government, but will hear further argument on the legal costs of the case.

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