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Bucketty’s Brewery has failed to convince the NSW Land and Environment Court to order security against a community group seeking to overturn a local council’s approval of the brewery’s plan to build a new pub and cafe.
Court finds Argentina validly served in suit to enforce $24.3B judgment
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Two minority shareholders in Argentina’s state-controlled oil company have won a dispute over service in their case seeking to enforce a $24.3 billion judgment awarded in a US court.
Optus alerted to triple zero outage hours before restoring service, CEO says
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Two Optus customers alerted the company to a triple zero outage , during which four people died, hours before the telecommunications provider restored the emergency service, CEO Stephen Rue has revealed.
Class action against Murray Darling Authority can tweak case mid-trial
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A class action alleging negligent management by the Murray Darling Basin Authority can amend their case four weeks into trial, with a judge finding the late application was not the result of a “deliberate forensic decision”.
ASIC head Joe Longo to depart at end of term
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Joe Longo will hang up his badge after his term as head of the corporate cop ends in eight months.
Acciona lobs cross-claims in Hunter Valley bus crash class action
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Acciona is targeting engineers SMEC and Jacobs Group in cross-claims after being joined to a class action over a deadly bus accident in NSW’s Hunter Valley, as two more parties in the proceeding flag further cross-claims.
Cosmetic surgery class action doctors can’t cut accessorial liability claims
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Four doctors named in a class action over cosmetic surgeries performed at Daniel Lanzer’s clinic in Sydney can’t dodge claims they are liable as accessories for alleged misleading social media ads.
Maurice Blackburn mulls expanding group in Hyundai, Kia class actions
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Maurice Blackburn has proposed expanding the group definition in class actions against Hyundai and Kia over allegedly defective anti-lock braking systems after winning a carriage fight against a proceeding that included additional recalls in its group membership.
Telegram wins more time to prep appeal of $1M eSafety fine
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Encrypted messaging app Telegram has won its bid to delay the hearing of its challenge to a $1 million fine from the eSafety Commissioner, after complaining about a “document dump” from the regulator.
Lander & Rogers nabs technology expert from Clayton Utz
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Lander & Rogers has hired a technology, data and intellectual property pro from Clayton Utz to join its team in Melbourne.