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NDIS-registered healthcare equipment provider Aidacare has admitted it likely breached the Australian Consumer Law with representations made about customers’ consumer guarantee rights.
‘Please don’t mislead’: Minister tells lawyers not to take hopeless migration cases
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An irritated Labor MP has said that taking hopeless migration cases amounts to unconscionable conduct and urged lawyers not to waste their clients’ money.
Judge ‘very disappointed’ by lawyers in Coles, Woolworths class actions
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A judge has criticised lawyers acting in underpayments cases against Coles and Woolworths for overly lengthy submissions and a lack of cooperation, saying the dispute has gone “off the rails”.
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.
‘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”.
Downer, Stockland ink $500M management agreement
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Major infrastructure manager Downer Group has signed a five-year $500 million deal to manage Stockland’s suite of operational assets.
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.
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.
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.
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.