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A judge has struck out a crypto company’s injurious falsehood case against the Sydney Morning Herald’s publisher after finding its statement of claim did not plead a cause of action.
Court OKs settlement with KPMG, class action members to get nothing
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A judge has approved a settlement with KPMG in a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company CuDeco, as well as a distribution scheme that will see payments to the funder but not group members.
High Court to hear Otsuka challenge to Abilify patent extension ruling
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The High Court has agreed to hear Otsuka’s appeal of a decision that revoked its Abilify patent extension, which Otsuka argued would “lead to a groundswell of court proceedings”.
Mining companies defeat High Court appeal by native title holders
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The High Court has declined to hear a challenge to an appeals court ruling that found mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into one.
High Court won’t hear ATO appeal in fight with Geocon over GST
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The High Court has declined to weigh in on a dispute between the tax office and Canberra developer Geocon over excess GST on $115 million in sales from a 360-unit development.
Stay of Mining Standards’ $1B spat with Atlantic Nickel to remain in place
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The High Court has declined to hear Mining Standards International’s bid to overturn a stay in a $1 billion dispute over the terminated sale of a mine in Bahia.
Sydney residents appeal strikeout in case over Oxford St cycleway
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Three Sydney residents have appealed a ruling that gutted their suit against the city of Sydney and Transport for New South Wales alleging that a new cycleway on Oxford Street is discriminatory.
InterCon operator Mulpha can’t rely on engineer’s report in Macquarie St development row
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The operator of Sydney’s InterContinental Hotel, which is challenging approval of a development in Macquarie Street, can’t rely in its case on an engineering report showing the alleged threat to the structural integrity of a hotel driveway.
Former Carlton, PwC boss hits back at wife’s invasion of privacy case
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Former Carlton president and PwC chief executive officer Luke Sayers has rejected claims in a lawsuit by his wife that he defamed her and invaded her privacy in response to probes over an explicit photo.
Keystone-linked developer challenges $158M freezing order
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Developer Robert Filippini, who is suspected of fraudulently receiving investor money from defunct Keystone Asset Management, is seeking to appeal an extension of freezing orders over family trusts that hold property and several luxury cars.