Funder sues WestConnex class action plaintiffs for $1.4M

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The funder backing a class action against Transport NSW by residents displaced by the construction of Sydney’s WestConnex tunnel has brought proceedings seeking $1.4 million from the lead plaintiffs.

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Webjet to pay $9M for misleading air travelers about bookings

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Online flight bookings service Webjet has agreed to cop a $9 million penalty for misleading air travelers about prices and bookings, just months after the consumer cop took it to court.

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Barrister’s conduct in spat with solicitor ‘unreasonable’: judge

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A judge has made a lump sum costs order against a Sydney barrister in his long running dispute with a solicitor over a $320,000 bill, saying for a second time that his conduct in filing reams of material over the issue of costs was unreasonable.

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High Court asked to find India can’t dodge $111.3M arbitral award

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The High Court has been asked to overturn a ruling that found India was immune from a suit seeking to enforce a $111.3 million arbitral award because it did not involve a ‘commercial’ matter.

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Blue Rock sues former exec who jumped ship to competitor

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Melbourne accounting firm Blue Rock has taken its former associate director of accounting to court, claiming she breached her employment contract by making the jump to competitor Nexia.

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Allianz, AWP fined $16.8.M for misrepresenting travel insurance cover

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Insurer Allianz and its distributer AWP have been convicted and fined $16.8 million after pleading guilt to charges of making false or misleading statements over travel insurance coverage.

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HWL Ebsworth ex-partner asks High Court to overturn age-related expulsion

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A former capital partner of HWL Ebsworth wants the High Court to overturn a finding that he was validly expelled from the partnership, arguing the firm’s conduct breached the Equal Opportunity Act.

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Gen AI ‘next frontier’ in construction, but not without its risks, experts say

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Generative artificial intelligence is a game changer for the construction industry, promising better collaboration and fewer costly mistakes, but the technology also presents a host of thorny legal challenges, experts say.

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Stamford unit sues Parkview over 700-apartment Macquarie Park development

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A unit of Singapore developer Stamford Land Corporation has sued Parkview Constructions over alleged defects in a 700-apartment development in Sydney’s Macquarie Park. 

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