Injury firm can bolster defence in defunct funder’s $2M case

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A personal injury law firm can beef up its defence in a case brought by the receivers of collapsed litigation funder JustKapital, who claim the firm owes $2 million in fees and interest for disbursement financing.

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Not Down Down, but Up Down: ACCC says Coles hiked prices before drop

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Coles increased prices on hundreds of products only as part of a plan to later mark them with a ‘Down Down’ promotion, despite the price being lower only weeks before, the ACCC has argued.

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‘Our hippie’: Federal Court welcomes ponytailed public law pro to the bench

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Known as a dedicated cyclist with a prodigious coffee habit, a softly spoken silk has been sworn in as a judge on the Federal Court after a career marked by a sustained interest in human rights. 

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Judge stays Clive Palmer’s civil case against ASIC

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A judge has stayed Clive Palmer’s case against the corporate watchdog until a criminal case against him is complete, expressing concerns about the factual overlap between the two matters. 

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Sydney council pushes for broad ‘public purpose’ in land grab spat

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A Sydney council will argue its compulsory acquisition of two properties in Rouse Hill was part of a broader urban development public purpose, rather than the narrower purpose provided in its acquisition notice.

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Central Coast development backed by multi-millionaire wins court’s OK

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A court has overturned a council decision to refuse a 68-unit development on the NSW Central Coast backed by millionaire entrepreneur Tony Denny, finding that risks to native wildlife could be mitigated. 

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TV star’s husband says sister ‘happily’ signed away Toorak home

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The husband of former Real Housewives of Melbourne star Venus Behbahani-Clark has told a court that his sister-in-law “happily” signed a deed giving his wife a $2 million Toorak townhouse.

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Avalon Airport can’t halt release of PFAS documents

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Avalon Airport in Geelong has lost its appeal of a decision ordering the release 13 documents that detail its correspondence with Victoria’s EPA about PFAS contamination, after unsafe levels of the chemical were found in airport drinking water.

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Abalone fishers win $500K for state’s negligent grant of Crown leases

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The state of Victoria has been hit with a $500,000 judgment after three public servants were found negligent for failing to advertise Crown leases over Gabo Island and Tullaberga Island, a failure which has shut abalone fishers out of the area since 2019. 

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