Strip search class action plaintiff wants $130K for ‘humiliating’ inspection, trial hears

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The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging police conducted thousands of unlawful strip searches at music festivals in NSW has sought $130,000 in damages on the first day of trial against the state. 

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Woodside’s $16.5B Scarborough gas project faces another legal challenge

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Woodside is facing another legal challenge to its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project, in what an environmental group called a “test case” for how NOPSEMA will assess greenhouse gas emissions from energy projects. 

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Developer VSD loses stay bid in payment claim spat with Builtcom

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Developer VSD Investments has failed in its novel argument for keeping Builtcom from the proceeds of a successful $8.5 million payment claim for work on a Sydney project.

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Ex-School Infrastructure NSW CEO directed $20M contract to PwC partner, ICAC hears

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The former CEO of School Infrastructure NSW directed a $20 million contract to friends — a former PwC partner and the head of a consulting firm — without disclosing any conflicts, according to an ICAC inquiry.

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The Gosford developer remains locked out of $37M judgment against Chinese builder

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A stay of a $37 million 2023 judgment in favour of the company behind an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford NSW against the Australian arm of China’s Shanxi Construction Investment Group has been extended.

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Mineralogy wins access to top CITIC exec’s emails in Sino Iron legal saga

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Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy can access the content of email inboxes of two senior executives at engineering firm CITIC in a feud over the $12 billion Sino Iron project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. 

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Seven hits back at suit over Lerhmann interview, says settlement breached by ex-Spotlight producer

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Seven has gone on the offensive in a lawsuit by former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach that alleges the broadcaster breached a settlement deed and defamed him, arguing it was Auerbach who broke the terms of their agreement. 

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Linchpin class action settlement with AIG wins court approval

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A judge has signed off on a settlement in a class action by investors in failed advisory firm Linchpin Capital, with insurer AIG paying $12.15 million and forfeiting its right to appeal a liability finding.

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‘Sharp practice’: Judge chides Atanaskovic Hartnell for garnishee order in fee fight with client

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A judge has said Sydney firm Atanskovic Hartnell’s garnishee order was “entirely unacceptable” in a long-running fee fight with its former client, a company owned by media mogul Bruce Gordon. 

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