Lendlease can’t expand $60M ANU case against engineers

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Lendlease has lost its bid to expand its case against an engineering consultant in the lead up to a 20-day trial in proceedings by the Australian National University over flood damage.

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‘Recipe for disaster’: Judge wrangles cases over $55M Port Botany defects claim

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A judge has said that a series of cases stemming from a $55 million defects claim over the Port Botany Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre need to be “case managed with an iron fist”.

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Changes to Crown lease laws on ice after outcry from Aboriginal land councils

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The Minns government has pulled back plans to change NSW Crown land laws following fierce opposition from Aboriginal land councils and the Law Society of NSW.

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Court signs off on Manly beach-front residential development

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A judge has allowed a development application for a five-storey beach-front apartment building in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, saying it will not impact access to the foreshore.

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Macquarie breached obligations over Shield fund, court finds in ASIC case

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Macquarie Investment Management breached its obligations after its members invested $321 million in Keystone Asset Management’s failed Shield fund, a court has found, but the super trustee will not pay a penalty.

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Toyota class action fights bid for class closure in ‘junk’ insurance case

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The applicant in a class action against Toyota Finance over alleged ‘junk’ insurance is fighting the company’s bid for soft class closure, saying it would hamper the prospect of settlement at an upcoming mediation.

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BGC ‘can’t keep up’ with burst pipe repairs, court told in Iplex class action

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In a class action over alleged faulty plumbing pipes produced by Fletcher Building’s Iplex, construction company BGC told a court Friday it had been overwhelmed by calls for repairs to the 7,000 Perth homes fitted with the pipes.

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Rebel Wilson hit with gag order in defamation case by ‘The Deb’ actress

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A judge has hit actress Rebel Wilson with a gag order in a lawsuit by ‘The Deb’ lead actress Charlotte MacInness over allegedly defamatory Instagram posts.

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