Courtenay House victims win case over Ponzi scheme losses

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Two victims of collapsed investment firm Courtenay House have won a case against the real estate agent who persuaded them to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars into the $180 million Ponzi scheme.

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Court tosses Built suit over Metropolitan Remand Centre construction contract

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Built has lost its lawsuit against the Victorian Correctional Infrastructure Partnership over a dispute resolution mechanism in a construction subcontract for upgrades to the Metropolitan Remand Centre. 

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Government kicks off search for partners on $93B high-speed rail project

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The Albanese government has issued seven tenders for its $93.6 billion project to build a high-speed rail between Newcastle and Sydney, which is expected to cut travel time by more than half.

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Sentros fails in appeal of Central Coast residential development

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A court has backed the NSW Central Coast Council’s decision to block the construction of a 118-lot residential development, after the developer failed to adequately offset the impacts on the swift parrot and squirrel glider. 

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First part of trial in NT housing class action to centre on contract claims

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The first phase of trial in a class action alleging the Northern Territory public housing authority failed to maintain habitable public housing in remote Aboriginal communities will centre on breach of contract claims, with discrimination and unconscionable conduct claims to be heard later. 

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ASIC accuses Budget Direct of misleading customers on discounts

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ASIC has filed proceedings against Auto & General, alleging tens of thousands of Budget Direct customers lost discounts they were promised and were overcharged premiums for several years.

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Judge OKs $13.5M Quintis settlement, denies competing funder a cut

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A judge has approved a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against the director of collapsed sandalwood producer Quintis, but has reduced deductions sought by the plaintiff’s lawyers and funder, and denied a payout to the funder of a competing case.

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Zac Lomax dispute ‘very close’ to resolution, court told

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Trial was pushed off on Monday in NRL player Zac Lomax’s contract spat with the Parramatta Eels, with the court hearing the parties are “very close” to resolving the dispute. 

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