Judo Bank loses bid for injunction against ‘injurious’ billboards

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Judo Bank has failed to secure an injunction against a disgruntled customer who launched a billboard campaign against it amid a dispute about a loan for a $65 million property.

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FIIG Securities hit with $2.5M penalty for cybersecurity failures

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Fixed income specialist FIIG Securities has been ordered to pay $2.5 million for cybersecurity failures which led to a cyberattack that exposed the data of 18,000 clients, the first penalty of its kind secured by ASIC.

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‘No sex’ and other rules make Uber an employer, court told

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Uber drivers seeking to challenge their classification as independent contractors have argued the rideshare giant had “highly prescriptive” rules on how to behave towards customers, including ‘no touching’ and ‘no sex’ rules. 

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High Court asked to consider right to community in public housing class action

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A class action over the planned demolition of inner-city public housing towers has filed a special leave bid with the High Court, arguing that Homes Victoria’s failure to give residents notice of the rebuild affected their right to remain in settled social communities. 

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LU Simon wins OK to pay Argyle Square developer cash for security’s return

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Amid a dispute over a $52 million mixed-use project in Melbourne, builder LU Simon has secured a court’s approval to pay the developer cash equivalent to two bank guarantees in exchange for return of the security.

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Parties in Lendlease cladding suit point finger as trial nears

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The defendants in Lendlease’s lawsuit over combustible cladding used on its $107 million EXO residential apartment block in Melbourne’s Docklands have pointed the finger at one another six months out from trial in the long-running proceedings.

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Developer of Sydney’s Honeycomb Terraces barred from selling apartments

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A Sydney developer has been slapped with orders preventing it from selling the ‘Honeycomb Terraces’ in order to preserve the funds available to the owners corporation, which is seeking damages over defects at the allegedly contaminated site.

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Builder’s pursuit of second SOPA adjudication an abuse of process: appeals court

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An adjudicator’s finding that it had no jurisdiction to rule on a payment claim in a dispute over a Sydney development was a binding determination under SOPA, an appeals court has said in upholding a decision that a builder’s pursuit of a second, favourable adjudication was an abuse of process.

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HWLE, Commonwealth say AG entitled to control Brittany Higgins defence

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Former senator Linda Reynolds’ decision to accept the Commonwealth’s help in picking up her legal tab in litigation by staffer Brittany Higgins came with the condition that the government might take control of her defence, a court has been told.

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