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Engineering firm WSP has secured a stay of a new suit by Canberra builder Morris Construction alleging it should be on the hook for engineering and design failures by a subsidiary over a troubled Kingston development.
‘Misguided manoeuvre’: EPA intimidation claim fails in suit over development
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A judge has made contempt findings against a real estate agent who attached discovered documents to emails that railed against alleged collusion between a local council and the EPA, but stopped short of finding he intimidated witnesses in a spat over a Ballarat development.
Clyde & Co lures lawyer back from Gilchrist Connell
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Clyde & Co has boosted its corporate insurance and commercial offering by luring a partner from Gilchrist Connell.
‘Very concerned’: Judge wants to hear from late EML class action members
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A judge has adjourned a hearing seeking approval of a $37.35 million settlement in a shareholder class action against EML Payments over concerns about the exclusion of late registrants and claims.
NSW Police to appeal ruling in strip search class action
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The NSW government is planning to appeal a ruling that ordered it to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over police strip search at music festivals.
Herald Sun wants to shut down Groth privacy case before trial
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The publisher of the Herald Sun has filed a strike-out application against novel privacy claims by the wife of Victorian Liberals’ deputy leader Sam Groth, saying it was exempt as a news outlet.
Fraudster Chris Marco cops record 14-year sentence for Ponzi scheme
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A court has slapped a 14-year jail term on Perth businessman Chris Marco, after a jury found him guilty of 43 charges connected to a $34 million fraud on investors.
Class action can encourage Dillwynia inmates to sign up, court says
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A class action by inmates in the Dillwynia Women’ s Correctional Centre who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a corrections officer can send a notice encouraging — but not requiring — group members to sign up.
IVF rebate class action faces bid to cut egg donors from case
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The federal government has flagged its intention to bring a strike-out application to narrow the group member definition in a class action by single women and same-sex couples who were denied Medicare rebates for IVF.
Calibre can’t get docs from owners in $356M Werribee shopping centre suit
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Engineering firm Calibre can’t get minutes of meetings involving Probuild and the owners of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria to defend itself in $356 million defects suit.